green thumb
Example Sentences
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Jose said their grandmother had an exceptionally green thumb.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023
A walking red flag with a green thumb, he goes by the name Narvel Roth, which is surely some sort of punishment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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
“So you’re an artist, a musician, a green thumb, a fish lover, and a reader?”
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
