grazed

Example Sentences

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Grass grows longer in fields that are resting up to two months between being grazed.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Unlike before, when I had been rushing to my appointment, I walked a bit more slowly, cherishing the sun as it grazed my skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

But he was run out in an unlucky manner when a shot from Rana grazed Henry's hand and deflected onto the stumps at the non-striker's end.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

In large part that came from the city’s decadeslong failure to grow, which meant that undeveloped land—miles and miles of it, grazed by cattle—lay within a few minutes’ drive of downtown KCMO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

She tried to grasp at the barn wall, but her fingers only grazed against it.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack