pine

Example Sentences

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Starting Thursday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, chirps could be heard coming from one of the avian couple’s two eggs, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Kernow Conservation said pine martens' "gradual recovery across the UK means moments like this could become more common, but seeing one here, now, is something truly special".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

To make, blend together garlic, pine nuts, lemon juice, salt and basil in a food processor or blender.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Shadow went and out came back later with some fluff — soft material like pine needles, moss or grass — to warm and cushion the egg.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

“When he said he’d pine for Alfhercht. Did he mean that?”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack