leaves
Example Sentences
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Leaves provide all three, whether you leave them where they fall, scatter them in perennial beds or put them in a compost pile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Leaves picked in spring also have higher levels compared to ones picked in autumn, indicating levels of oleuropein reduce as the leaves get older.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
Or if they don’t live locally, consider purchasing them Tea at Shiloh’s limited-edition herbal book, “Roots, Leaves, Flowers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Leaves with more complex networks fared better than those with simple branching; these leaves could survive even with holes disrupting up to 40% of the veins.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024
Leaves were rustling outside her window; now that it stood open she could hear the littlest sound.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
