planting

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Environment Agency and Natural England said some of the trees died due to a lack of rain, so more planting will be needed.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Chapman’s business model was to start planting in anticipation of the homesteaders’ arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

They’ve terraformed the desert terrain by planting trees, building houses, and even constructing a Walmart and an airport.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

A more immediate calamity could be fertilizer shortages as India, where two-thirds of the population is still rural, heads into its June-July planting season timed to the summer monsoon, Pramanik says.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The day the Mary Rose went under he’s planting a bed of flowers by his back porch, the one that faces the creek, and don’t see me till I holler.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick