leafy

Example Sentences

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It is said Campbell was not in Leafy Lane at the time of the alleged killing and was instead at home in Aberfeldy.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Leafy speaks for all of the author’s blundering characters when, at one low ebb, he sums himself up as “an aristocrat of pain and frustration, a prince of anguish and embarrassment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Leafy green vegetables are important sources of dietary fiber and nutrients, but they can harbor harmful pathogens.

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

Leafy greens go beyond romaine and spinach to include kale, mustard greens, and more.

From National Geographic • Oct. 19, 2023

So Ah wrapped Leafy up in moss and fixed her good in a tree and picked mah way on down to de landin’.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston