How to Use banana in a Sentence

banana

noun
  • Their lump rice wrapped in a banana leaf is the stuff dreams are made of.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Why did all the fruit ask the banana to be their Valentine?
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2023
  • So the comic lore, the story that’s in the comics, is bananas.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Ecuador has been one of the largest producers of bananas since the 1950s.
    Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2024
  • Potted plants and a tall banana tree adorn the airy, high-ceilinged space.
    Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Peel and chop 1 not-quite-ripe banana (yellow meets green and firm to the touch).
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Put banana halves on a baking sheet and place in the freezer.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Slugs range in size from a 1/4 inch to a whopping 8 inches (the banana).
    Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Get your banana bread fix with a brown ale from Bear Hands.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Carter Shelley, a fifth grader, peeled a banana the size of a Jeep.
    Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The Frye campus boots in banana that all the co-eds are obsessed with?
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Once the spoon starts leaving a trail in the pan, feel free to toss in frozen berries or banana slices to warm with the pudding.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2024
  • He’s swapped the pre-race pizza and wine for power gels and a banana.
    Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Eat these bananas straight from the grill, with a dollop of ice cream, or with a drizzle of caramel.
    Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Today, Twilley notes, the banana is the most consumed fruit in the world.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The book is our springboard into the world of this bananas woman.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Spread it on multigrain toast and pair it with banana to boost the fiber content.
    Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • If your child isn't a fan of celery, use a piece of banana or a carrot stick as the log.
    Amy Morin, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • And what about Michael Yingst and his birthday banana cream pie?
    Isabelle Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The rice cakes Tran referred to are filled with mung beans and pork belly wrapped and steamed in banana leaves.
    Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Chick-fil-A is bringing banana flavor to more items than the shake.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The only sounds were of palm fronds and banana trees rustling in the breeze and the chatter of tropical birds.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Trader Joe’s is raising the price of its bananas for the first time in twenty years.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
  • And two table spoons of maple syrup equal the same potassium of a banana.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The chocolate is super silky and the cocoa nibs are a perfect crunch with the frozen banana.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Days can be spent by the emerald-toned pool, under the shade of banana trees and giant palms.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Then bananas, which are 4.6% more expensive in the past four years.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Distribute about a third of the pudding among the ramekins or cups, then place a few banana slices over each.
    Ellie Krieger, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Prebiotics are a type of fiber found in foods such as garlic, onions, bananas, and asparagus that feed probiotics.
    Christina Manian, Health, 26 Nov. 2024
  • In 2019, the Italian artist unveiled the conceptual work at Art Basel Miami — a banana taped to a wall that quickly made headlines.
    Mikelle Street, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024

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