flax

Example Sentences

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Since his grandfather bought the 17,000 acres in 1956, the Leguee family has grown canola, wheat, flax and green lentils.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

We will never know if the flax fields took off and Shatz’s heirs prospered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The specific brand of noncracker crackers that she recommends frequently are made of flax seeds, and are called, unfortunately, Flackers.

From Slate • May 10, 2025

But a host of other row crops are also used as a source of oils, including cotton, corn, safflower, peanut and flax.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

They had no loom and paid the village weaver in spun flax for cloth.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson