lie fallow
Example Sentences
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April Mayes: “The seed was sown. It would lie fallow for years, then germinate and grow until it finally flowered”, end quote.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
Many lie fallow, creating a niche for the non-native, fire-prone grass that now occupies 25 percent of the entire state.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2023
During that time, the government could instead pay the various fishing interests not to fish, kind of like how we pay farmers to let fields lie fallow.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023
While modern life can hardly allow for farmland to be left to lie fallow in order to rejuvenate, substantial environmental action is within our grasp.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2022
In Europe and Asia, farmers try to avoid stressing the soil by rotating crops; they may plant wheat one year, legumes the next, and let the field lie fallow in the year following.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
