hazel

Example Sentences

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Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The missile, named after the Russian word for hazel tree, was first fired on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro in 2024.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

With dark blond hair and hazel eyes, Denise had a youthful beauty and hid her tough circumstances under a devil-may-care attitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Ten tiny hazel dormice have been given the all-clear by wildlife vets ahead of their release into the wild next month.

From BBC • May 19, 2024

I’m too thin, too scarred, too...I meet my hazel eyes in the mirror.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott