vine

Example Sentences

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We do need to eliminate poverty for older Americans, but the answer lies in strengthening SSI, which has been allowed to wither on the vine.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Monk fruit is a perennial vine native to China and a member of the gourd family.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

The vine was rooted in what had been Koskey’s front yard and crawled to where her house stood.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

So campers are carted through dusty fields to pick grapes off the vine, weather permitting, and to watch harvesting machines shake loose the precious grapes at night, preparing them for winemaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

She stretched over and passed the vine to Seven and Valley, and heaved.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega