sweet orange
noun
1
a
: an orange (Citrus sinensis) that is probably native to southeastern Asia, has a fruit with a pithy central axis, and is the source of the widely cultivated oranges of commerce
b
: a cultivated orange derived from the sweet orange and usually having fruit with a relatively thin rind and sweet juicy edible pulp
2
: the fruit of a sweet orange
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Crinkle-cut fries loaded with sweet orange chicken.
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Hamachi collar: Anthony-Brown serves his hamachi collar in a sweet orange glaze, zig-zagged with a crab paste miso aioli and polka-dotted with sliced serrano chilies.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Clementines This flavorful fruit—a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange—is one of Haar’s favorite choices for a nutrient-dense snack or even dessert.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Fishermen—their boats filled with enormous golden mahseer—shared their bounty, and villagers tossed us sweet oranges from shore, taking care to feed us.
—Bridget Crocker
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Hamachi collar: Anthony-Brown serves his hamachi collar in a sweet orange glaze, zig-zagged with a crab paste miso aioli and polka-dotted with sliced serrano chilies.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Clementines This flavorful fruit—a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange—is one of Haar’s favorite choices for a nutrient-dense snack or even dessert.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Fishermen—their boats filled with enormous golden mahseer—shared their bounty, and villagers tossed us sweet oranges from shore, taking care to feed us.
—Bridget Crocker
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweet orange
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“Sweet orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20orange. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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