bough

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Sometimes seven-year-old Bayas would stand on a slender bough and lean out until it bent under his bulk, then ride it to a neighboring trunk.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

“I see a ‘No Trespassing’ sign, I don’t do it,” she explains, recalling how her wife might pick fruit off a neighbor’s tree if the bough hangs over the fence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

If you bend a balsam bough in the summer, it won’t snap; after a few frosts, it will.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

She had just ducked under the low bough of a magnolia tree when she heard something behind her.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2019

But the force of Pain was too swift, and even as his paws brushed some bramble or bough, he was swept away before he could catch hold.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman