green thumb

Example Sentences

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I’ve been trying to nurture my green thumb so I’ve been buying houseplants for our new house there.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

His maternal grandmother was gifted with plant caregiving, and his mother was an “incredible grower” with an expert green thumb.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Gardener-writers helped puncture that belief by dispelling the myth of the green thumb.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

Outside of school, Reagan enjoys ceramics, obsessing over Victorian literature, and trying to keep her plants alive, although her succulents are proof that she may not have a green thumb.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

She’s had a green thumb since before we moved to the Ranch.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy