plants
Example Sentences
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The country is dialing back operations at the plants that turn crude oil into feedstock for materials such as plastics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A clue to the missing-three-million-barrel mystery lies in China’s petrochemical plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
She wanted to learn more about native plants, so she took a garden design class at the Theodore Payne Foundation for Native Plants in Sun Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Duke of Burgundy caterpillars only eat the leaves of cowslips and primroses, and only when the plants are grown in very specific conditions.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
My excuses to Jeff were pretty lame, too: I had to clean my room, move some plants, rake my grandparents’ yard … After a while, he stopped asking and did more things with Rich instead.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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