fertile

Example Sentences

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"The Augustinians get very little credit for miraculously making land fertile, healing livestock and bringing fruit trees back to life," says Ilko.

From Science Daily

Known as North America's most fertile source of dinosaur fossils, it contains massive deposits of mudstone, sandstone, and limestone from ancient rivers and floodplains.

From Science Daily

In recent decades—since the 1970s—the Broadway musical has waxed and waned in terms of both quality and popularity, with fertile and fallow periods.

From The Wall Street Journal

I think of the clanging pots, our giant compost heap that turned back into fertile soil, the cozy nights knitting for the farmers market, the green trees and fresh air.

From Literature

But once the initial volatility fades, IPOs can become fertile ground for investors.

From Barron's