planter

Example Sentences

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Businesses have installed planters and other noisemaking devices to make staying in front of a storefront inconvenient.

From Los Angeles Times

That opened the door to a boom in cotton production, but many more workers would be needed to harvest the crop—a need that planters filled with a massive expansion of slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Virginia planter and politician George Mason was actively involved in its planning and construction, as were scores of local tradespeople and businessmen.

From Washington Post

For nearly five centuries, European planters made dizzying fortunes in sugar, made possible by enslaving workers in colonized lands.

From Salon

By focusing outdoor spotlights to showcase nearby plantings, planters or artwork, the street’s visual clutter recedes whether you’re outdoors or indoors.

From Seattle Times