I bought some butter pears at the farmers' market because their flesh is unusually creamy.

The city planted lines of Callery pear along the boulevard to add white spring blossoms and glossy leaves.

Callery pears lined the boulevard, their white blossoms glowing against the spring sky.

By the time she listed all the errands — grocery shopping, laundry, booking appointments, picking up the kids, and a partridge in a pear tree — I knew she was exhausted.

Prickly Pear Island became my favorite spot in Antigua and Barbuda after a day of exploring its hidden coves.

We had a solid plan for the presentation, but when John’s laptop crashed an hour before, everything started to go pear shaped.

Our carefully planned charity event went pear-shaped when the headliner canceled at the last minute.

We had to cancel the product launch because the live demo had gone pear-shaped at the last minute.

Halfway through the launch rehearsal, the live demo started going pear-shaped when the main server crashed.

Every time we try to coordinate a surprise, the plan goes pear-shaped at the last minute.