pruning

Example Sentences

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Shafer noticed he could wear a T-shirt while pruning trees instead of the usual hooded sweatshirt and knitted hat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

They’re pruning good investors who had a down year and keeping mediocre ones who got lucky.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Then I threw my back out lifting a 50-pound bag of Quikrete, I nearly fell off the ladder pruning trees, plumbing began to look unappealing and everything took longer than anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

"I like to use the metaphor of pruning a tree," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

A little pruning, a little watering, a little weeding and straightening up, to bring out the best in me.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood