Quince

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"Quince" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Wash the quince thoroughly.

He grafted a pear on the quince.

Mary ate the quince.

The quince is yellow and has the shape of a pear.

At Diack’s eatery on a busy Friday evening, some of his patrons tuck into slow-roasted pork loin with quince and potato mash, grilled apples and brandy butter sauce.

Ziri grafted the medlar onto quince.

Medlars taste like quince.

Daniel grows medlars and quince on the same plant.

She ate a quince.

It's a quince.

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She dances with her father. She leans her head on the shoulder of her mother, thanking her for the surprise gift of this mariachi performance, which she had first dreamed of for her quince when she was a little girl.

These days many young Latinxs have chosen to sport trendier dresses rather than ball gowns, combine quince traditions with a sweet sixteen party, or even go on a quince cruise.

It is now more common to see quinces as celebrations of identity, including for queer and transgender individuals, and quinces that honor more than the transition to adulthood.

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