How to Use pumpkin in a Sentence

pumpkin

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  • Paint or dip one half of the pumpkin.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This will help keep your pumpkin cool.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Open the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Raw pumpkin seeds are chewy with a bit of crunch.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
  • Food, pumpkins and mums are for sale.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Any pumpkin will be weighed and priced by the pound.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Oct. 2025
  • It’s called the caramel pumpkin brûlée.
    — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Pick your own pumpkin at the patch to take home.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This time of year, its lot is filled with mums and pumpkins.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • On my street, Reese’s pumpkins were a big hit.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Drill a hole in the top and bottom of each pumpkin.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Get lost in a corn maze and pick just the right pumpkin from the patch for starters.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The smell of 50k pumpkin donuts drifts down the street.
    — Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Guests will also have the chance to carve their own pumpkins.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And there’s a new pumpkin treat to pair with your coffee.
    — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Use driftwood or a piece of a thick branch for the pumpkin stem.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Remove pumpkin from oven and set aside.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Pick three short, wide pumpkins for this front porch display.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The baked pumpkin & creme pie also is back.
    — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • For dessert, there’s a whole pumpkin pie and honey ice cream.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Switched to pumpkin ice cream after that.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The market didn’t state an end date for those pumpkin sweets.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Then start wrapping it around the pumpkin.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Fall pumpkins don't have to be orange!
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Carve out your pumpkins, but don't turn them into spooky faces.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This trio combines corn, pole beans, and squash or pumpkins.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Fill in with plain orange pumpkins and lanterns filled with small gourds.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Place your pumpkins on a firm surface rather than soil and cut off the tops.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Watch this video for tips on how to store your excess pumpkin purée.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Part pumpkin pie, part pecan pie, this recipe combines the best of both.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026

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