vine

Example Sentences

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LIV Golf appears to be dying on the vine but doesn’t want to say so.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As a result, McMullen says he’s leaving 30% of his fruit to rot on the vine this season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

We do need to eliminate poverty for older Americans, but the answer lies in strengthening SSI, which has been allowed to wither on the vine.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Monk fruit is a perennial vine native to China and a member of the gourd family.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

A heavy brown vine wound over the rock, and she snapped a piece of it off.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell