weed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
In an effort to ameliorate the city’s budget crunch, the Mamdani administration earlier this year also said it would strengthen verification efforts to weed out owners who shouldn’t be getting the primary-residence abatement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Consider its waiver, then, not just a warning but an attempt to weed out those who may be offended or triggered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Weingart also sees maintaining healthy soil, with limited weed growth competing for water, as an important way of helping vines cope with extreme heat and drought.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
So don’t weed your garden and pull them out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
I’d already found the skeleton weed, spiderwort, and toadflax right where she’d said, but the prickly poppy was nowhere to be found.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
![]()
The BBC recently reported on residents there being forced to eat garden weeds to survive.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Indeed, the words "HELP" and "SOS" have been scratched out in the weeds now flourishing on the exposed lake bed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Which weeds are safe to eat and how to boil them has become a topic of discussion on local Telegram messaging chats, along with calls between residents to sell, swap or share pieces of food.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He’s wading into the weeds by spending time in the field to understand what is, and isn’t, working.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Patches of weeds and bare dirt were spreading across the fields.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
![]()
That requirement has weeded out a lot of bad candidates for our investments.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Khamenei leaves behind no apparent successor, largely by design, as he weeded out clerics that could rival his authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The long biotech winter cleaned up the sector: Many biotech companies that went public too early during the COVID-inspired biotech frenzy got weeded out by the sector’s subsequent weakness, Renna says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Patrick McNicholas, who co-counsels cases with the firm, said the lawsuits were weeded out as part of the firm’s vetting process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
They talked about how Nature weeded out the weak and left the hardy to carry on.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
![]()
Fast-spreading pioneer and weeding ferns created extensive fern savannahs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
"While historic indoor markets present unique operational challenges, our maintenance teams are actively addressing immediate issues, including external weeding, deep cleaning, and structural upkeep," it continued.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Habiba, who spoke to AFP while busy weeding, is proud to have been farming in Nuristan province for decades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
She is pushing the county to consider alternatives, including perhaps hand weeding or even grazing goats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
After I ate that little pointed piece of pie and made my wish, I went out front to watch Gus do some weeding in the vegetable garden.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
![]()
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word