irrigate

Example Sentences

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With practically no fuel left, he is finding it ever harder to harvest and irrigate his crops, relying for power mainly on a solar panel provided by the state.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

But syrup producers do not plant, irrigate, fertilize or use insecticides on their self-sufficient forests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Early farmers likely took advantage of this consistent flow by digging short canals to irrigate fields and date groves, allowing for productive farming without massive irrigation projects.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025

And much of that water is to irrigate crops.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Uncle Basil told us that the canyon used its own recycled water to irrigate.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman