1
: any of various units of dry capacity see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a container holding a bushel
3
: a large quantity
bushels of money
Examples of bushel in a Sentence
Noun
picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale
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Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The bushels are trucked to facilities and laid out in sheds to dry.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
On the night of Jan. 16, a Lynn Township resident named Andrew Scott lost nearly 70 bushels of wheat.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2025, your manicurist will be getting their flowers in bushels, since everyone will want to get a good look at the cocktail rings adorning your hands.
—Ana Colon, refinery29.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In 2022, Kansas farmers averaged 115 bushels of corn an acre, compared to 37 bushels an acre of wheat.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The bushels are trucked to facilities and laid out in sheds to dry.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
On the night of Jan. 16, a Lynn Township resident named Andrew Scott lost nearly 70 bushels of wheat.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2025, your manicurist will be getting their flowers in bushels, since everyone will want to get a good look at the cocktail rings adorning your hands.
—Ana Colon, refinery29.com, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bushel
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushel. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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