How do you use the word "strawberry" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "strawberry": I like strawberry ice cream. The children told me they loved strawberry ice cream.

Strawberry Meaning

/ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

nounAny plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).

Sentence Examples

I like strawberry ice cream.

The children told me they loved strawberry ice cream.

CEFR Practice Quiz

She picked a ripe ____ from the plant that had small red seeds on the outside.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She ordered a large ____ milkshake to go with her burger and fries at the retro diner downtown today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew-der. Proto-Germanic *strawą Proto-West Germanic *strau Old English strēaw Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Old English strēawberġe Middle English strawberie English strawberry From Middle English strawberie, strawbery, from Old English strēawberġe, corresponding to straw + berry. Of various theories advanced to explain the name, the two most plausible are: # from the fact that wild strawberries grow on straw-like runners (compare Norwegian stråbær, denoting cranberries, which grow in a similar way); # from the practice, still common in parts of Europe, of gathering strawberries by stringing them on a straw or stalk.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Communication is a kind of beauty, he said – and “beauty manifests itself from the noun itself, without strawberries on the cake.”" — 2019 September 24, Jessie Yeung, quoting Pope Francis, “Pope Francis loves nouns but is ‘allergic’ to adjectives”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2019:

"Is there a sweeter time of year than strawberry season? As soon as the trees start bursting into pink buds, the first strawberries can’t be far behind at the farmers market." — 2022 May 9, Casey Barber, “Strawberry season has arrived. Here are tips for enjoying spring’s sweetest treat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2022:

"He told his father, and said it would be just suitable work for him to run about fields and woods amongst the strawberry hills after a flock of hares, and now and then lie down and take a nap on some sunny hill." — 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 170:

"I have stretch marks and strawberry legs [follicles or blocked pores that appear as black dots]^([sic]); discoloration all over my body." — 2024 February 20, Fiona Vera-Gray, quoting Almina, “‘Everything is hairless’: what 100 women taught me about porn and body confidence”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

"Come home and see her mouth on the dopeman's dick / Strawberry, just look and you'll see her" — 1987, “Dope Man”, in N.W.A. and the Posse, performed by N.W.A:

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