How to Use greenhouse in a Sentence

greenhouse

1 of 2 noun
  • The restaurant—housed in a glass greenhouse of sorts—is packed to the brim.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The air within the greenhouse was rank with exhaust fumes.
    Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • Even the grounds got a revamp and now feature a walled garden, a greenhouse, and a four-car garage.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Roll solo or take a friend and get crafty in the backyard greenhouse of this Boyle Heights plant hub.
    Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Sitting in the greenhouse, everything in the world was in alignment.
    Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023
  • The three greenhouse domes feature a variety of plants.
    Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The friends hid in the greenhouse for 16 hours without food and water, terrified for their lives.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In this type of greenhouse, crops are harvested year-round.
    Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • While ferns are a classic look for any room, many other plants will add a greenhouse look to your home decor, yard area, or porch.
    Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2023
  • During very cold months, the sun that does shine through will generate enough heat to warm the house due to its greenhouse structure.
    Maria Marabito, Treehugger, 3 July 2023
  • Nathan sits by the door to the greenhouse, enthusiastic.
    Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023
  • These trays are too large for a windowsill, so they are best suited for a multi-tiered grow light rack or a greenhouse.
    Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Also, someone broke into the greenhouse and destroyed all the seedlings.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
  • The misty, slightly smelly greenhouse full of butterflies.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There's also a small greenhouse, where Ashlie keeps tropical fruit plants and starts seeds in the cool months.
    Elizabeth Jardina, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
  • The neighborhood Eastie Farm serves is as unique as its greenhouse.
    Ariana Bennett, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Tomatoes, peppers, and herbs have all flourished in greenhouses in the past.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The couple got married in one of the greenhouses at Petersham.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Outdoors, the home features a pool, 4-car garage, sweeping lawns, carriage house and greenhouse.
    Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And, just a short drive from Hellisheiði, the same geothermal energy is used to heat a cluster of eight greenhouses in the small town of Reykir.
    Danielle Bochove, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In New York City, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions comes from buildings.
    Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Step into the backyard where a greenhouse awaits, set up for private dining.
    Megan Honan, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Looking around the greenhouse, Tam pointed to a vibrant, blue Cleisocentron-gokusingii.
    Anna Braz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • From there, the couple built their home from the ground up, adding in private horse stables, a lake, greenhouse, and a beautiful garden (a.k.a.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Just outside the greenhouse, more than a dozen people stood in line — some already showing signs of disgust.
    Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
  • The second is a roughly 2,000-square-foot salon on the upper deck that sports a double-height greenhouse forward.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • His Central Indiana greenhouse and farm called Bloomers is west of Lafayette.
    Morgan Womack, The Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2023
  • During power outages, close the curtains during the day to keep your home from heating like a greenhouse.
    Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The large greenhouse has running water, misters, overhead lights and heaters.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024
  • To grow the watermelons, the researchers planted them without soil in a greenhouse at the station in early April.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
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greenhouse

2 of 2 adjective
  • The school was able to cheaply heat its greenhouse year-round with cord wood cut by students.
    Bloomberg.com, 12 May 2017
  • In 2015, forest fires in Indonesia alone pumped out more greenhouse gases per day than all sources in the U.S.
    Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
  • With coal, [an increase in demand] will mean more greenhouse gas emissions.
    Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • The worse mileage a vehicle gets the more greenhouse gas emissions flow into our atmosphere.
    Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2017
  • After all, leakage is a lose-lose: companies lose revenue and the atmosphere sees more greenhouse gas that didn’t even do anything for us along the way.
    Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2018
  • This fuel emits less greenhouse gas than coal when burned but is still a major contributor overall.
    Chris Mooney, The Seattle Times, 9 Jan. 2019
  • Producers therefore emit more greenhouse gas per barrel (see chart).
    The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • According to Unilever, asking consumers to dilute the product at home means 97 percent less water being transported, 87 percent fewer trucks on the road, and less greenhouse gas emissions.
    Alden Wicker, Vox, 30 July 2019
  • Most research says growing vegetables uses less water and produces far less greenhouse gas than raising cattle.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2019
  • The surface is inhospitable due to the planet’s runaway greenhouse gas atmosphere and often reaches temperatures of up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 3 Jan. 2020
  • For investments in this sector, the metric is greenhouse gas emissions and the taxonomy sets thresholds for emissions at the average of the 10% most greenhouse gas-efficient installations.
    Eshe Nelson, Quartz, 25 June 2019
  • Oregon would be only the second US state to mandate not just greenhouse gas emission reductions in the electricity sector, as so many other states and cities have done, but economy-wide emission reductions.
    David Roberts, Vox, 5 June 2019
  • Long commutes in single-occupancy vehicles means more greenhouse gas emissions.
    J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Reducing meat consumption can reduce not only greenhouse gas emissions, but also water scarcity.
    London Douglas, Houston Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2019
  • In the case of Harvey, as with other specific events, scientists now have the capability to perform attribution studies which make more quantitative statements about how greenhouse gas emissions influenced that event.
    Suzana Camargo, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2017
  • According to Ecopel, producing the material requires 30% less energy and produces 63% less greenhouse gas than conventional synthetic materials.
    Kristin Larson, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Scientific forecasters use these political and economic pathways in climate models to inform their understanding of how greenhouse gas emissions and global temperatures will shift amid shifting new geopolitical alliances and confrontations.
    Emily Atkin, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The school was able to cheaply heat its greenhouse year-round with cord wood cut by students.
    Bloomberg.com, 12 May 2017
  • In 2015, forest fires in Indonesia alone pumped out more greenhouse gases per day than all sources in the U.S.
    Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
  • With coal, [an increase in demand] will mean more greenhouse gas emissions.
    Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • The worse mileage a vehicle gets the more greenhouse gas emissions flow into our atmosphere.
    Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2017
  • After all, leakage is a lose-lose: companies lose revenue and the atmosphere sees more greenhouse gas that didn’t even do anything for us along the way.
    Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2018
  • This fuel emits less greenhouse gas than coal when burned but is still a major contributor overall.
    Chris Mooney, The Seattle Times, 9 Jan. 2019
  • Producers therefore emit more greenhouse gas per barrel (see chart).
    The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • According to Unilever, asking consumers to dilute the product at home means 97 percent less water being transported, 87 percent fewer trucks on the road, and less greenhouse gas emissions.
    Alden Wicker, Vox, 30 July 2019
  • Most research says growing vegetables uses less water and produces far less greenhouse gas than raising cattle.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2019
  • The surface is inhospitable due to the planet’s runaway greenhouse gas atmosphere and often reaches temperatures of up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 3 Jan. 2020
  • For investments in this sector, the metric is greenhouse gas emissions and the taxonomy sets thresholds for emissions at the average of the 10% most greenhouse gas-efficient installations.
    Eshe Nelson, Quartz, 25 June 2019
  • Oregon would be only the second US state to mandate not just greenhouse gas emission reductions in the electricity sector, as so many other states and cities have done, but economy-wide emission reductions.
    David Roberts, Vox, 5 June 2019
  • Long commutes in single-occupancy vehicles means more greenhouse gas emissions.
    J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2019

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