[Tex/LaTex] Curly brackets spanning multiple lines (no math env)

brackets

For language learning purposes I would like to use curly brackets with an selection of objects (multiple lines of text, no math environment like this).

Result needed

But the code

\documentclass[12pt]{extarticle}
\usepackage[a4paper,verbose]{geometry}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{empheq}

\setmainfont[Ligatures=TeX]{Gentium Plus}


\begin{document}

I want to buy
\begin{empheq}[left=\empheqlbrace,right=\empheqrbrace]{align*}
    tomatoes \\
    onions \\
    cucumbers
\end{empheq}
in the market.

\end{document}

produces

Wrong result

In addition the words within the brackets should be left aligned.

Best Answer

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\documentclass[12pt]{extarticle}
\usepackage[a4paper,verbose]{geometry}

\begin{document}

I want to buy
$\left\{
\begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}}
    tomatoes \\
    onions \\
    cucumbers
\end{tabular}
\right\}$
in the market.

\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Brackets around multiple lines

You need the rcases or drcases environment from mathtools:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}

\begin{document}

Jede Teilfolge hat entweder unendliche viele Elemente von $(g_{2n})$ oder
$(g_{2n+1})$.
\[
\begin{drcases}
g_+ = \lim a_n = \lim g_{2n} = g\\
g_+ = \lim b_n = \lim g_{2n} = g
\end{drcases}
g_+ = g_- \Rightarrow \lim g_n = g = g_- = g_+ = \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}
\]

\end{document}

Note that you're using too many braces; also there's no need to have \left or \right before all delimiters: it's even discouraged, as it affects spacing.

Usually I also recommend to always have braces around subscripts and superscripts, even if they are only one token, but an experienced user knows when to sin against this “rule”.

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I wouldn't use brackets around the whole construction, but the document is yours; here is how you can do it:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{lipsum} % just for the example
\newsavebox{\tempbox}

\begin{document}
\lipsum*[2]
\[
\sbox{\tempbox}{%
  $\displaystyle
    \begin{drcases}
    g_+ = \lim {a_n} = \lim g_{2n} = g\\
    g_+ = \lim {b_n} = \lim g_{2n} = g
    \end{drcases} 
    g_+ = g_- \Rightarrow \lim g_n = g = g_- = g_+ = \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}
  $%
}
\begin{pmatrix}
\,\parbox[b]{\wd\tempbox}{
  Jede Teilfolge hat entweder unendliche viele Elemente von
  $(g_{2n})$ oder $(g_{2n+1})$.
}\hfill\, % left alignment
\\[\abovedisplayskip]
\,\usebox{\tempbox}\,
\end{pmatrix}
\]
\lipsum[3]
\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Curly brackets catching many lines in tables

Something like this?

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{mathtools}

\newcolumntype{R}[1]{>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}p{#1}}

\begin{document}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ |R{2cm}||p{3cm}|p{3cm}|}
\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|c|}{Bosonic spectrum of type IIA and IIB theories} \\
\hline
Sector& IIA & IIB\\
\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{NS-NS $\begin{dcases*} \\ \\ \end{dcases*}$}  & graviton  $g_{\mu \nu}$   & graviton $g_{\mu \nu}$ \\
&  dilaton $\phi$  & dilaton $\phi$\\[1.5ex]
\hline
\multirow{4}{*}{R-R $\begin{dcases} \\ \\ \\ \end{dcases}$} & 1-form  $C_1$& (axion)0-form $C_0$\\
&3-form $C_3$ & 2-form $C_2$ \\
&    & (self-dual) 4-form $C_4$\\
 \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\end{document}

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