APPLE in a Sentence

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175 example sentences for APPLE, such as:

1. Ben stopped nibbling his apple.
2. The apple trees are in full bearing.
3. His daughter is the apple of his eye.
4. The rotten apple injures its neighbours.
5. The rotten apple injuries its neighbours.

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 Meanings and Examples of APPLE
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apple
 n.  round fruit with firm, white flesh, and green, red, or yellow skin
Classic Sentence: (120 in 9 pages)
1  "There'll be apple blossoms an cherry blossoms overhead," Dickon said, working away with all his might.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
2  He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  Tom's mouth watered for the apple, but he stuck to his work.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
4  Ben stopped nibbling his apple.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  Here and there stood an apple and a plum-tree, or else one never would have thought that it was a garden; all was burdocks, and there lived the two last venerable old snails.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE HAPPY FAMILY
6  On the table was spread a snow-white tablecloth; upon it was a splendid porcelain service, and the roast goose was steaming famously with its stuffing of apple and dried plums.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
7  Then the second son was ordered to watch; and at midnight he too fell asleep, and in the morning another apple was gone.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOLDEN BIRD
8  So she shook the tree, and the apples came falling down upon her like rain; but she continued shaking until there was not a single apple left upon it.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In MOTHER HOLLE
9  So she went by herself into her chamber, and got ready a poisoned apple: the outside looked very rosy and tempting, but whoever tasted it was sure to die.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In SNOWDROP
10  Now the apple was so made up that one side was good, though the other side was poisoned.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In SNOWDROP
11  Then Snowdrop was much tempted to taste, for the apple looked so very nice; and when she saw the old woman eat, she could wait no longer.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In SNOWDROP
12  But he heard a rustling in the branches, and a golden apple fell into his hand.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE WHITE SNAKE
13  'Yes, my child,' said the wife, and she gave her a beautiful apple out of the chest; the chest had a very heavy lid and a large iron lock.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE JUNIPER-TREE
14  She threw the apple into the chest and shut it to.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE JUNIPER-TREE
15  So little Marleen went, and said, 'Brother, give me that apple,' but he did not say a word; then she gave him a box on the ear, and his head rolled off.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE JUNIPER-TREE
Example Sentence: (55 in 4 pages)
16  Have an apple - it'll take the edge off your hunger.
17  Pork and apple go especially well together.
18  The apple trees are in full bearing.
19  I'll share my apple with you if you'll give me half of your cake.
20  The grapes are ripening, the apple trees are heavy with fruit.
21  The rotten apple injures its neighbours.
22  The rotten apple injuries its neighbours.
23  She hired out to the owner of an apple orchard.
24  Each apple was individually wrapped in paper.
25  An apple core is the part of an apple left after the flesh has been eaten.
26  He nibbled away the apple peel, then ate the flesh.
27  His daughter is the apple of his eye.
28  Munching the apple as he was, he had an eye for all her movements.
29  The child displayed great initiative in going to fetch apple from shelf.
30  He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong.