compost
Example Sentences
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They hauled broken bits out of the pool and into the compost heap, and saved two avocados, a tomato, and ten more strawberries.
From Literature
A former audio producer of mine, Jackson Cantrell, left me for garbage or, as he puts it, an industrial composting start-up.
From Barron's
Last week, we reported on technology that turns loved ones into compost after death.
My newest edible sidekick, Pierre the Pineapple, probably has a good two weeks of life before the flies come and Dad dumps him in the compost bin.
From Literature
Microbes break down everything but bones, which are ground into the final compost mix.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
