deadhead

Example Sentences

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SemiCab says its technology reduced so-called deadhead miles by 70%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Simply deadhead the flowers when they are spent to keep the bushes from seeding themselves.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2021

“They have a wonderful bloom in June and come back and bloom in July, and then they come back in August. You have to prune and deadhead them, but they’ll come back.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2018

For the same deadhead reason people climb mountains—it was there and I wanted to try it.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos