saplings
Example Sentences
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One of the saplings grown from the felled Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from a castle's grounds.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
During the Bounty’s infamous mutiny, Tahitian breadfruit saplings filled its hold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The work follows the planting of 450 saplings at the site in March 2025.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
At one burn, Hanson proposed that we make a side trip and wade through the brush up on a steep canyon wall where, he assured me, we would find even more saplings just breaking through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
“We’re going to use the saplings to build a pen for the tykes. It was Vandara’s idea.”
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
