deadhead

Example Sentences

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SemiCab says its technology reduced so-called deadhead miles by 70%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Olga showed the girls how to deadhead roses and immediately delved into their lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

A few times, I donned gardening gloves and carried pruning shears outside to deadhead stems and prove to the neighbors that I was a real gardener, but the bees wouldn’t stand for it.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

The main flower bed is positioned near the house to allow her to water plants and deadhead roses with ease.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

For the same deadhead reason people climb mountains—it was there and I wanted to try it.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos