green fingers
Example Sentences
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Then in late June, the flowers finally gave way to a mass of curled green fingers: the unmistakable shape of bananas in a bunch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
But Shreim wasn't born with green fingers: he learned how to set up greenhouses by watching YouTube videos and has gathered tips and tricks from other farmers.
From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2022
To give her green fingers a helping hand she's using hi-tech sensors, which can show whether her plants need water, sunlight or a different temperature.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2022
“He had green fingers for horses — they all ran for him.”
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2015
It was his favorite part of the afternoon, or should have been: the sun bright and hot in the sky, the plants twitching their green fingers.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
