How to Use fruit in a Sentence

fruit

1 of 2 noun
  • Keep the grass around fruit trees trimmed short.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The fruit should have good heft for its size.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Off to the side is a lone plate of cut fruit.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026
  • Note that now is the time to prune your fruit trees.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Wait for the oval green fruits to drop on the ground.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The cashier told her there were just a few fruit cakes left.
    — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The fruit has a spongy texture.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Most other fruits can go in raw.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time Okan ate too much fruit.
    — Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This equates to about two servings of fruit.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Add to that list, fruits with protein.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
  • The takeaway isn’t to avoid fruit.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Dried fruit can be high in calories, though.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There is one olive tree full of silver fruit.
    — Traci Brimhall, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Serve with fruit, honey or maple syrup.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • And there’s no fruit as perfect as a peach.
    — Mckayla Coyle, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Place the items in a bowl, add the fruit and enjoy.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Serve with fruit, honey, or maple syrup.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Place the washed and dry bananas in your fruit bowl.
    — Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Strong vines will support fruit.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Rose hips, that's the fruit that the flower makes.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Wash, cut, and mix all the fruit the night before.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • That plan, as of today, has yet to bear fruit.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The list spans roots, leaves, fruits and mushrooms.
    — Ryan Brennan may 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
  • Top with walnuts, chia seeds, and fresh fruit.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 24 June 2026
  • The blender can chop through fruits, veggies and ice with ease.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The fruit is often found in syrups, jams, sauces, and wine.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Add fiber to a dessert with dark chocolate, nuts, and fruits.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Meat, cheese, fruit, veggie, carb, [and] sweet.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Without sun, the fruits will not ripen, and the plants will be stressed.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026

fruit

2 of 2 verb
  • When will the trees fruit?
  • The trees won’t grow and fruit the same as their parents.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Check to make sure your tree is one that can survive and fruit in your area.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • These trees also require full sun to fruit well.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Plants do grow and fruit in light shade but best production is in full sun.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • To date, his attempts to fruit the sparassis crispa haven’t worked.
    — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Not all the new shoots that grow from the previous year's canes will fruit.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Blocks will fruit up to three times, yielding up to three pounds of mushrooms.
    — Toniann Fernandez, Bon Appétit, 24 Apr. 2020
  • What fruits the initiative will bear remain to be seen.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
  • First of all, many of the first fruits a tree produces are atypical.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 May 2017
  • Like many fruiting trees, mango trees can take quite some time to produce fruit.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
  • However, these plants can fruit even longer when they’re grown indoors.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
  • For the cocoa tree to fruit well, rains need to come at the right times in the growing cycle.
    — Hilaire Zon, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
  • These will fruit next year while those fruiting now will die and should be removed later in the fall.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Most of the wood removed is older wood that already has fruited.
    — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 2 May 2018
  • Groom fruiting trees and shrubs as needed to maintain the proper shape and size.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Pawpaw has a short fruiting season and even shorter shelf life.
    — Cari Shane, Saveur, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Most citrus trees start fruiting two to three years after planting.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Flocks of hungry robins and cedar waxwings descend like storms on fruiting dogwoods.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There will be 65 kegs of ales on tap that range from light sour to heavily fruited.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
  • For best fruiting, pick a location where the plant will get at least eight hours of direct sun each day.
    — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2018
  • These cultivars fruit best when planted 2 to 2 ½ feet apart.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
  • Trees grafted to rootstock can fruit in as little as two years, and trees grown from seeds take up to seven years.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Inside the steamy space, mushrooms are fruiting in a loamy mixture of peat moss and compost.
    — Sam Wood, Philly.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Once above ground, the fruiting body will continue to grow, as long as conditions are right.
    — Bill Sherwonit, Alaska Dispatch News, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Many have success in finding herbs, greens and fruiting shrubs near seasonal streams or rivers.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The vintners produce it all, from European-style blends to fruit wines.
    — Charles Passy, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
  • That’s the graft, the point where rootstock and the fruiting wood are grafted together.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In addition to fruiting vegetable crops, described above, there are root and leaf crops.
    — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The wine is likely to be full-bodied, densely-fruited and, when young, tannic.
    — WSJ, 20 July 2017

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