willow

Example Sentences

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The original study reported a 1,500% surge in willow crown volume after wolves returned.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Lamination is typically where the English willow face is backed by cheaper and lesser-performing willow, such as Kashmir.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

At the meadow’s end, the creek dived into a rocky canyon, the beginning of a 1,500-foot drop through patches of willow, cottonwood and fern.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

She cited aspirin drawing on formulations using willow tree bark, contraceptive pills developed from yam plant roots and child cancer treatments based on Madagascar's rosy periwinkle flower.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“That’s not fair!” he calls as she disappears behind the hanging branches of a willow tree.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern