deadhead

Example Sentences

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Waterlogged trees, known as “deadheads,” can partly sink or drift at angles where they’re mostly underwater, he said.

From Seattle Times

Olga showed the girls how to deadhead roses and immediately delved into their lives.

From Los Angeles Times

From here it’s a 10-minute float to camp, but the guides give us the option to hike while they deadhead the rafts.

From Washington Post

A few times, I donned gardening gloves and carried pruning shears outside to deadhead stems and prove to the neighbors that I was a real gardener, but the bees wouldn’t stand for it.

From Washington Post

To promote better growth, don’t let plants get too dry and frequently remove deadheads.

From Seattle Times