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Example Sentences

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Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

His debut piece for Coachella captured a pastel desert with a giant California poppy-turned-Venus flytrap, its long stem ending in a stylus on a record player rooted in a tree stump.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

By building a genetic family tree and tracking how lineages spread between regions, they were able to estimate when different groups diverged.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

An 11‑year‑old girl is behind the notices and over the past year has spent her family walks inventing backstories for each tree.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The yew tree with a scattering of berries beneath.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver