woody

Example Sentences

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During this time, peat soils reached extreme dryness and woody shrubs became more widespread.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

But a few weeks into its growth cycle it becomes woody and stiff, thorny, unpalatable and, rapidly, enormous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

In woody surroundings south of the French capital, Paris-Saclay University's campus provides a fertile training ground for future artificial intelligence experts, whose skills are coveted at home and abroad.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Waterparks frontman Awsten Knight recently released the woody, citrusy sweet “Orange Frost” fragrance as part of his Hii-Def clothing line.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

Growers claimed that the instant a knife sliced the stalks, the sweet mass inside started to harden and turn woody.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson