straw

Example Sentences

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Adams said replacing the top two inches of soil with store-bought mulch or straw will help to contain any remaining ash and prevent it from spreading any further.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

There is no trace of illness, or wartime privations, or even old age—just a spry, youngish man in a straw hat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

At the camp, nearly 200 families are crammed into fragile shelters stitched together from straw, torn fabric and sheets of plastic.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The straw has a strange menacing string running through it and poking out of the tip, and the cup’s utility is squished into near-unrecognizability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This one reeked even worse than the other: the straw seemed to be fermenting.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom