cultivate
Example Sentences
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In fact, the so-called positive attributes men are told to cultivate aggravate his woefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Dragon fruit is a climbing cactus, making it an unusual fruit to cultivate.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Despite her young age, "it appears the regime is trying to cultivate the image of a strong and formidable woman," Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at South Korea's Kyungnam University, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
A native of Bologna, Carracci was renowned in his early career for such unidealized, close-up scenes of everyday life, and his first paintings speak to the moment, and market, that Caravaggio would cultivate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
“Your uncle tell you that you need to cultivate one-eighth of this claim? That’s forty acres.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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