canopy

Example Sentences

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The fog acts as a canopy, blocking winter sun from warming the buds prematurely and keeping valley temperatures in that critical range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

According to the researchers, these tiny plastic particles first land on the leaves in the upper canopy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Describing the parachute canopy, Andrew Mayall, a green keeper at Whittaker Golf Club, said: "I thought at first that a massive sheet had been blown up there as it's very windy up here."

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

This created millions of years of evolutionary pressure for hands that manipulate and brains that learn—the tool kit for life in the canopy.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The mist seems to thicken in the canopy above us, like the tree trunks are growing directly into the clouds.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day