cultivate

Example Sentences

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“You don’t see them walking around, and stopping in a gallery, and buying art, and trying to cultivate connoisseurship with their siblings or their children,” said Valerie Wade, a San Francisco gallerist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Dragon fruit is a climbing cactus, making it an unusual fruit to cultivate.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Others say social media’s algorithmic ability to capture, cultivate and control attention makes it fundamentally different from teen-friendly romantasy novels, Marvel movies or first-person shooter games.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Judging by the comments, Riches has managed to cultivate real credibility with his audience.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Which ones did they actually cultivate, and how did the resulting local crop package compare with the Fertile Crescent’s founder package?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond