fallow

Example Sentences

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In France alone, about 300,000 hectares of land once used for cereal farming has been left fallow or abandoned since 2022, he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But that does not account for fluctuations in the market; if there was a slump after year 10 or a sudden boom after a fallow period, it would skew your results.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

In a remote corner of the Bannau Brycheiniog, or Brecon Beacons, on fallow farmland hosting three sites of special scientific interest, Paul toils over his creations, surrounded by heat and metal.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

How has she dealt with the fallow periods that befall every actor?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

“You’re going to pass something down no matter what you do or if you do nothing. Even if you let yourself go fallow, the weeds will grow and the brambles. Something will grow.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck