spruce

Example Sentences

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But when his arms had turned to water and he could chop no more, he saw with alarm that he’d only managed to cut down two spindly birch saplings and a puny little spruce.

From Literature

A spruce branch threaded through the spout as a filter.

From Salon

Oteg found a place on the riverbank among some stunted spruce trees.

From Literature

Three days later, as the invitation had stated, Duane spruced himself up for what he hoped would be a tasty assortment of treats.

From Literature

Nagi says that the conversation motivated her to visit the boy's slum community and she offered to spruce up the locality by decorating the walls with murals.

From BBC