grafting

Example Sentences

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Fat grafting might sound intense, but it’s a kind of natural filler.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

It made me think of orchardists past, piling their harvest into pies and preserves, or grafting tree after tree to keep a favored variety alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

She said it had taken "constant grafting" to get to the Pyramid Stage - but all the practice paid off, as she lit up the stage with her powerful vocals and kooky stage presence.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

The procedure involves replacing a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in a player’s throwing elbow by grafting a tendon from the wrist of his non-throwing arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

Not only is grafting hard work even once you know the principle, but the principle itself could have been discovered only through conscious experimentation.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond