Examples of in leaf in a Sentence
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Rust grows only on live tissue but makes overwintering structures that survive in leaf debris.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Also, many insects spend the winter in leaf litter.
—Susan Barton, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
Many native ladybugs prefer to overwinter in leaf litter and mulch, Losey says, so leave those undisturbed in a part of your yard.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Himmelman says that woolly bears (those fuzzy black and brown caterpillars) and other tiger moth caterpillars spend winter in leaf debris.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
Go full fall with dishtowels and cloth napkins in leaf or pumpkin motifs.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
In appearance, rove beetles are small and drab insects that eat critters in leaf litter.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2023
The prediction map suggests that a smattering of U.S. counties near the Canadian border, including several Wisconsin counties, are experiencing small changes in leaf color.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
This nutty theory suggests that doing so aids the environment, because beneficial insects such as butterflies spend the winter in leaf litter and only the most heartless villain would stoop to hurting butterflies.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Also, many insects spend the winter in leaf litter.
—Susan Barton, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
Many native ladybugs prefer to overwinter in leaf litter and mulch, Losey says, so leave those undisturbed in a part of your yard.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Himmelman says that woolly bears (those fuzzy black and brown caterpillars) and other tiger moth caterpillars spend winter in leaf debris.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
Go full fall with dishtowels and cloth napkins in leaf or pumpkin motifs.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
In appearance, rove beetles are small and drab insects that eat critters in leaf litter.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2023
The prediction map suggests that a smattering of U.S. counties near the Canadian border, including several Wisconsin counties, are experiencing small changes in leaf color.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
This nutty theory suggests that doing so aids the environment, because beneficial insects such as butterflies spend the winter in leaf litter and only the most heartless villain would stoop to hurting butterflies.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
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“In leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20leaf. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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