gleanings

Example Sentences

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Among its gleanings, the poll found that the American dream is alive and well, at least among those who came from abroad, despite the sour mood that suffuses much of the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Some chopped-down gleanings don’t drop, exactly, but come indoors as the stuff of impromptu arrangements that merge vivid tropical foliage with native fall wildflowers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

It's clearly the gleanings of a lifetime's reading, and Crotty has walked a nice line between poetry that deals with Ireland, with questions of Irish character and history, and poetry qua poetry.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010

He has since woven his musical gleanings into the tapestry of the manor, whose earliest laborers might have sung some of those same tunes while toiling in its fields.

From New York Times • May 27, 2010

He was charged with bringing his ratios back into line or face being disciplined—which consisted of having future gleanings preapproved by the selection committee.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman