sapling

Example Sentences

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That syrupy-sweet and shockingly crisp fruit came from an unremarkable sapling that Bedford, then a graduate student, had rescued from the discard pile of a University of Minnesota breeding program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Each sapling represents a foot in height of the tree, which stood in a dip in Hadrian's Wall and was cut down in September 2023.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Currently, we put trees last, and if it gets in the way of cabling or pipes, we remove the tree or replace it with a sapling.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

A Sycamore Gap sapling seemed a fitting tribute as it was the trip planned, but never taken.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

One of the hydras had a tree sapling sprouting between its necks.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan