fertile

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

After 60 days, all that remains is a rich, fertile soil.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Senescence happens whether or not the eggs are fertile and can’t be stopped by relocating the eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Food stocks provide fertile ground for this exercise.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Ukrainians have for centuries been mostly an agrarian nation, plowing fertile black soils and relying on neighbors for physical and spiritual succor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Situated in the coastal plain of southwest Alabama, the fertile, rich black soil of the area attracted white settlers from the Carolinas who amassed very successful plantations and a huge slave population.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson