Example sentences for: pears

How can you use “pears” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Sierra de Alhamilla is a desert of barren mountains, rocky ravines, and dry gravel riverbeds; spiky agave plants and prickly pears are the only vegetation.

  • Across the lake at Westbank, among other orchard towns, you pay for what you pick: apricots, peaches, cherries, plums, pears, and apples.

  • There is a time and place for carrots, but also for juicy pears.

  • The ancient Egyptians painted images of food and personal effects in their tombs, images that were to accompany the dead on their last journey, and a rich tradition of European still-life painting slips little reminders of mortality--skulls and flickering candles--among the apples and pears and peeled lemons.

  • The coast road east passes the town of Guatiza, where prickly pears abound and where cochineal beetles are still cultivated (see page 19).


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