weeds
Example Sentences
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Now there were charred trees, excavators and weeds sprouting from cracked foundations where multimillion-dollar homes once stood.
From Los Angeles Times
Brian’s home sits on a dirt lot, where several chickens peck at the weeds next to a table under a large tarp that blocks the sun during hot summer months.
From Los Angeles Times
In reality, he’s deeply in the weeds of domestic politics in distant lands.
The roof leaked, the carriage horses’ ribs showed, and the flower gardens were overgrown with weeds.
From Literature
Tumbling weeds are not uncommon, but no other species have been so large or as devoid of natural predators as S. tragus.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.