twiggy
Example Sentences
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Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Vines with tendrils like that do best when there are finer-textured elements to grab onto, like netting or twiggy brush.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Soft herbs with floppy leaves — parsley, basil, cilantro, mint, dill, chives, fennel fronds, lovage, even celery leaves — work well and won’t leave you chewing on twiggy stems.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
After flowering, it resorts to being a dull, twiggy shrub for 50 weeks of the year.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2021
Just then a hairy, twiggy figure burst from the scrub.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
