grass

Example Sentences

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Flames spread up steep slopes, chewing through island chaparral, along with some grass and brush, said Mike Theune, fire information officer assigned to the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

That the world is made of green fields carpeted with sweet grass, where nothing bad ever happens.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Some plots lie uncultivated, while thin lines of grass grown as animal fodder weave between vegetables to stretch scarce inputs.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The building was made from locally gathered clay and peat, with sedge grass for its thatched roof.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Nothing else grew, except the razor-sharp sea grass on the sand dunes near the water.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff