weeds
Example Sentences
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With the help of the flock, Lily eventually weeds out George’s murderer among the colorful townspeople, but not before “The Sheep Detectives” lands a couple of remarkable gut punches.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
They might not be able to get into the weeds of the finer points of monetary policy, but they rightly sensed the central bank’s shortcomings in recent years.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
A tile stuck in the ground marked Hassan’s grave, now obscured by a chaotic overgrowth of weeds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
I suspect the Pope sees his role as an advocate who promotes transcendent values rather than as a gardener who tries to reserve a plot for weeds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“Remember the piccolo,” I whisper, and take shot after shot from the dirt square, from behind the shed, from the place where the weeds grow out of the cement.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
