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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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The 2015 Carolina Panthers won a franchise-high 17 games, showcased a bushel of charismatic stars and advanced all the way to Super Bowl 50 before losing to Denver.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
Trainers cost a fortune and travel teams aren’t cheap, leaving bushels of untapped potential by the wayside.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
Mueller asked, warning that even a small hit to corn prices — just a nickel or dime per bushel — could crush farmers in an industry already operating on razor-thin margins.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Noun
The Corn Refiners Association, an industry trade group, backed Mueller's concerns, estimating that eliminating high-fructose corn syrup from U.S. food and beverage supply chains could cut corn prices by up to 34 cents a bushel and result in a $5.1 billion loss in farm revenue.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The 2015 Carolina Panthers won a franchise-high 17 games, showcased a bushel of charismatic stars and advanced all the way to Super Bowl 50 before losing to Denver.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
Trainers cost a fortune and travel teams aren’t cheap, leaving bushels of untapped potential by the wayside.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
Mueller asked, warning that even a small hit to corn prices — just a nickel or dime per bushel — could crush farmers in an industry already operating on razor-thin margins.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushel. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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