stalk

Example Sentences

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Worse, fears of deflation now stalk the land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

I couldn’t help but think that another fitting symbol for Italy would be a stalk of Pugliese wheat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

And for us, those quiet moments — watching bears stalk the shallows or eagles swoop low over the water — made it all more than worth it.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

His answer was lucid as a fog bank and inspiring as a stalk of celery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

“Then one day,” she said, “that stalk explodes and sends spores down onto the new colony. So new ants get taken over.”

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin