straw

Example Sentences

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“It was a great break. That bounce would’ve put me in the pine straw and who knows if I would’ve had a shot to hit up the hill.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

There, instead of burial or cremation, bodies are placed in a sealed vessel containing organic matter such as alfalfa, straw and wood chips.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He bent down, picked up a straw wrapper and disposed of it in the nearest trash can, then kept walking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Under one straw awning, Noureldin leaned on a crutch, still weak from his injuries.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

He even pushed my old straw hat off my head and lapped me a few times up there.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls