compost
Example Sentences
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Not only dreams but broken dreams — the compost that can happen when you digest broken dreams.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
In a space mission setting, the worms could generate compost from discarded materials such as food scraps or cotton clothing and hygiene products that would otherwise be thrown away.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
Microbes break down everything but bones, which are ground into the final compost mix.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
The stalks have been saved for compost – which Nina says she's considering turned into some kind of furniture.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
People are actually eating lunch before we eat our breakfast, and when it finally comes, Margaret slops it down on our table like she’s serving us compost.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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