How to Use plum in a Sentence
plum
noun
- That deal is a real plum for the contractor.
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The hint of plum in this rich red adds warmth to a classic tone.
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Katie Berohn,
Good Housekeeping,
13 Sep. 2022
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Slivovitz plum brandy might be the best-known in the United States as a fiery drink.
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Florence Fabricant,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2024
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The jasmine wax and plum oil will make your lips feel and look great.
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Enjanae' Taylor,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2024
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This job was very much a plum, important to the school.
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Town & Country,
17 Aug. 2023
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The apples and plums are also still ripening on the trees.
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Elizabeth Waddington,
Treehugger,
15 Aug. 2023
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The image showed a cystic mass about the size of a plum on the patient’s left frontal lobe.
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IEEE Spectrum,
14 Jan. 2023
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Remember him, with the Christmas pie and the plum on his thumb?
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cleveland,
20 Dec. 2022
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The ceiling is gold, the banquettes are plum, and the curtains are a shade of champagne.
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Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
20 Oct. 2023
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Things may have changed since the oxen and plum puddings of George III.
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Tom Parker Bowles,
Town & Country,
15 May 2022
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Bibliothèque starts with fresh and fruity top notes of peach and plum.
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Grooming Playbook,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
19 Dec. 2022
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Note: Sloes are a type of drupe (a stone fruit that is not a plum nor a berry) that tastes a lot like a cherry.
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Jeff Burkhart,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2024
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And Martinet, at least, does get the plum voice role of Mario and Luigi’s father.
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Dan Heching,
CNN,
5 Apr. 2023
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There are some hints of apple and plum as well, with just a bit of menthol on the finish.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
17 July 2023
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Red plum, white pepper, dusty soils with red currants on the palate.
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Tan Vinh and Owen Bargreen,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Dec. 2022
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Still, the gallant Pascal gets the plum Joan date that starts with a Ferrari ride.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2024
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On her way to see him Yuskavage picked up a deep plum T-shirt and matching socks from the Gap.
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Jarrett Earnest,
The New York Review of Books,
17 Nov. 2021
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That said, a few things are probably true about that plum cake.
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Victoria Marin,
Washington Post,
16 June 2023
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This new-for-fall deep plum shade is a showstopper, too.
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Sara Gaynes Levy,
Peoplemag,
17 Nov. 2023
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The wine shows dark cherry, plum and spice notes, with a light oak influence.
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Dallas News,
1 Nov. 2022
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The plum dress was just right for a stroll along Puerto Vallarta's Malecón one evening.
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Brittany Vanderbill,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2023
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The nose leads with cotton candy grapes, plum, and orange.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2024
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After pointing out Kakadu plums—a cousin of the Kakadu peach—growing on a tree, my guide gives me one.
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Jessica Wynne Lockhart,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Aug. 2023
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The $8 Underserved is a mix of sweet plum, ginger, lemon and tonic.
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Dallas News,
1 Jan. 2023
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In the mouth there are flavors of red plum, red raspberry, and dried sage and rosemary leaves.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
2 May 2023
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In 2003, doctors found that Melanie had a benign tumor of the pituitary gland, about the size of a plum.
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Catherine Garcia,
The Week,
28 July 2022
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Isaac’s were stuffed with jellyfish and plum, mine with mustard greens and salmon flakes.
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Helen Schulman,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2024
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Crisp aromas bulging with red fruit that includes plums.
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Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2024
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Blended with a bit of cabernet sauvignon and malbec, the wine shows notes of wild plum, dark chocolate and black cherry.
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Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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The veteran drew a plum assignment on Sunday — rookie left tackle Tyler Guyton, who is struggling in a big way.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2024
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