leafy

Example Sentences

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New bollards in a leafy city suburb have been described by local residents as "horrendous".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Gulf countries are major exporters of nitrogen fertilisers like urea -- which provides plants with nitrogen to aid green leafy growth -- as well as ammonia and phosphate.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In the late 1940s, most of its employees moved from Manhattan to the leafy suburban campus at Murray Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Yours might be shaved carrots, cucumber slices or whatever leafy green you actually want to eat without convincing yourself.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Ivy always drew the most beautiful artwork—her specialty was fairy-tale palaces covered in leafy vines that perfectly matched Ivy’s name.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix