- present tense form of weed (3rd person singular).
weeds
Example Sentences
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Weeds poked up from neglected garden beds and dozens of orange sandbags sat on ledges and columns, for no apparent reason.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
Weeds now poke through the parking lot’s dusty grounds where his farm used to be.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
Weeds are also a problem, especially when the native grasses are trying to get established.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Weeds were growing up through cracks in the track’s asphalt surface.
From Washington Times • May 19, 2023
Weeds had gone untended while his wife had neared her time, given birth, and died.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
