hazel

Example Sentences

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He said these forests were dominated by oak, hazel, elm, birch and pine but would have functioned as what we now recognise as a temperate rainforest in the wetter west.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The missile, named after the Russian word for hazel tree, was first fired on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro in 2024.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

She’s a natural beauty, with her long, sandy blond hair partially tied back accentuating her soulful hazel eyes and infectious smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

He might look nothing like me, with his olive skin and hazel eyes, but he was my dad in all the ways that mattered.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks