green thumb
Example Sentences
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But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Outside of school, Reagan enjoys ceramics, obsessing over Victorian literature, and trying to keep her plants alive, although her succulents are proof that she may not have a green thumb.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023
The pastel blue jacket also showcases noteworthy books she worked on, as well as shrubs and flowers to represent her green thumb.
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022
With your green thumb, consider selling plants in your community.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2022
She’s had a green thumb since before we moved to the Ranch.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
