How to Use banana split in a Sentence

banana split

noun
  • Watch this video to see how to put a breakfast twist on a banana split.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Milkshakes, banana splits and sundaes round out its sweet menu.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Drinks are ordered off decks of playing cards and snacks consist of caviar and banana splits.
    — Josie Sexton, The Know, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Fleming loves the shot of the pair kissing across their booth with a banana split between them.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • There are classic banana splits, milkshakes, hot fudge sundaes, and even malts.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • The corn dogs and banana splits at Disneyland are part of its kitschy appeal.
    — New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes, smoothies and root beer floats are also offered.
    — Adriana Ramirez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2019
  • 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
  • Dogs dressed like Dracula, bubble baths, banana splits and more.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The peels are the perfect vessel for grilling banana halves or making banana splits over the campfire.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The proclamation about this being a perfect day for banana splits and banana slugs.
    — David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • Desserts range from $12 to $28 and include banana split, carrot cake and cheese board.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Now and then, Luhrmann cheerfully slices up the frame like someone making a banana split.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022
  • Servers dish up a banana splits big enough to feed three that cost just $5, and a pair of cheese enchiladas goes for less than $4.
    — Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
  • On particularly hot summer days, order a root beer float or banana split to cool off.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Two years later, banana splits popped up on menus and Dilly bars debuted four years after that.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 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
  • Your garden-variety diner doesn’t sheath fish sticks in tempura or present banana splits as three-bite ice cream cones.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • Flavors include chocolate, vanilla, banana split and peanut butter pie.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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