How to Use banana split in a Sentence

banana split

noun
  • Fleming loves the shot of the pair kissing across their booth with a banana split between them.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • At $6, the brownie fudge sundae and banana split represent the top of the price scale here.
    Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Desserts range from $12 to $28 and include banana split, carrot cake and cheese board.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The corn dogs and banana splits at Disneyland are part of its kitschy appeal.
    New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Drinks are ordered off decks of playing cards and snacks consist of caviar and banana splits.
    Josie Sexton, The Know, 27 Dec. 2019
  • There was also a dad with a young girl lobbying hard for a banana split.
    oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019
  • In its place, a vacant lot and a giant banana split sculpture.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Looking for an old-school ice cream shop with banana splits and ice cream sundaes that will feed an army of ice cream lovers?
    Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • Splits & Scoops features gourmet ice cream treats and classic banana splits.
    Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • For example, nine kids want a banana split, but there's only enough ice cream to make five.
    Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Milkshakes, banana splits and sundaes round out its sweet menu.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Now and then, Luhrmann cheerfully slices up the frame like someone making a banana split.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022
  • Mile-high French silk and coconut cream pie slabs fly from the fridge, as do slices of her banana split cake, a take on the Atomic cake that’s famous in the Midwest.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Stir into pancake batter or add crunch to a banana split.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The perfect oatmeal topper and the base for a banana split, the fruit's flavor is distinct enough to really make a sweet dish sing.
    Brittany Leitner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The famous banana split is a multi-scoop concoction—a nod to the restaurant's start as an ice cream parlor.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 13 June 2023
  • The proclamation about this being a perfect day for banana splits and banana slugs.
    David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • Among my duties was dishing out the ice cream cones, sundaes and banana splits ordered by the guests seated in my section.
    Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Either that or Lithgow lunched and dined on lasagna and banana splits for a year before filming commenced.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Why not finish your meal with a delicious banana split?
    Janaya Wecker and Marlisse Cepeda, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Latrobe is the birthplace of professional football, the banana split and Rolling Rock beer.
    Chris Rodell, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2019
  • His favorite shake is the old-school banana split, which is made with strawberry and banana pudding ice cream and topped with a full-sized banana.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 6 July 2021
  • Oscar is a cherry on the banana split of Downey’s storied career − an extra bit of gravy on the Gen X icon’s loaded mashed potatoes.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • At one point Mohan takes Savitha, whose favorite dish in the village was yogurt rice and banana, to a Seattle restaurant and buys her a banana split.
    Ann Levin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes, smoothies and root beer floats are also offered.
    Adriana Ramirez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2019
  • Latrobe is the birthplace of the banana split, but Tassel Pharmacy, a soda fountain Rogers used to frequent as a boy, is no longer there.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Two years later, banana splits popped up on menus and Dilly bars debuted four years after that.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The eateries also had dessert promotion, where shoppers could pop a balloon to win a free hot fudge sundae or banana split.
    Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2019
  • That ice cream parlor was Alaskaland, with its western theme and giant Mount McKinley banana split.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2021
  • Dessert will be a fusion banana split topped with caramel flavored with doenjang, a Korean soybean paste.
    Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2023

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