Used in a Sentence

oranges

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oranges.

Editorial note

Now when someone flips the comparison, equating drones to bicycles, the comparison is apples to oranges?

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oranges gathered in one view.

noun

An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.

noun

An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.

noun

A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oranges.

noun

An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.

noun

An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.

noun

A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.

noun

A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.

Example sentences

1

Now when someone flips the comparison, equating drones to bicycles, the comparison is apples to oranges?

2

If you print an additional $10 and hand it to a different guy, what's the price of oranges?

3

Example: if you have two oranges and $10 in money supply, they will each cost $5.

4

The consumer will still be able to only buy the same amount of oranges as before.

5

Just to grab one strategy used in these articles (again, on both ends of the opinion spectrum): comparing apples to oranges.

6

It's really apples and oranges, but people still die at the hands of violence today as they did in the past.

7

Honestly though, I feel as though this whole argument is a bit of an apples-to-oranges type of argument.

8

Apples and oranges not only between the situation, but each point you listed.

9

Also drinking a single glass of orange juice equates to eating a whole bunch of oranges at once, which just doesn't sound healthy.

10

What's happening here is that Paul Graham wrote about apples, and I am writing about oranges.

11

That's pretty cruel and totally an apples to oranges comparison.

12

While that's true, you are now comparing Apples to oranges.

Proper noun examples

1

Oranges are best consumed as oranges, not as orange juice, which contains all of the sugar and none of the good stuff like fiber.

2

Per my parent comment, comparing AWS networking functionality to Google's is Apples-to-Oranges.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oranges in a sentence?

Now when someone flips the comparison, equating drones to bicycles, the comparison is apples to oranges?

What does oranges mean?

An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.

What part of speech is oranges?

oranges is commonly used as noun.