green thumb

Example Sentences

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When I was little, Papa used to tell me that instead of a green thumb, Tūtū had a green ear.

From Literature

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

From Literature

I haven’t perfected my green thumb, but I’m working on it.

From Los Angeles Times

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

But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.

From Los Angeles Times