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

Freddy Escobar stood on the sidewalk outside his former workplace waving a green thumb drive and a stack of papers that he said would clear his name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

Planting in containers with a very good potting soil is the way to go with Superbells, though if you can duplicate in your garden bed, you will garner the green thumb there, too.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

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

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