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

Three oil pipelines have died on the vine in the past decade over fierce opposition.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 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 undid the twist of vine that held him inside the beaded velvet wrapping.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich