canopy

Example Sentences

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The fog acts as a canopy, blocking winter sun from warming the buds prematurely and keeping valley temperatures in that critical range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

According to the researchers, these tiny plastic particles first land on the leaves in the upper canopy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The whole Spring Summer 2026 show was performed under a canopy of flowers, on a mirrored runway.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

This created millions of years of evolutionary pressure for hands that manipulate and brains that learn—the tool kit for life in the canopy.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The moon was growing again, and its milky light spilled through gaps in the tree’s canopy.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer