sprig
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While it might be a little silly, there’s a real potency to seeing all of those pairs smooching for a few seconds under a giant sprig of mistletoe.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
While shooting the film at an airport off the east coast of Panama, Herzog, in costume, spotted a man on the other side of a high fence holding a sprig of flowers in his hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
She is holding a sprig from an olive tree.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
A smaller disc, nearby, is adorned with a sprig of schematic leaves.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023
Roughly the size and color of a Band-Aid, the amusement floats on a shallow, muddy puddle of sauce and is topped with a sprig of greenery.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing sprig
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d" by Walt Whitman
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