Examples of hedgerow in a Sentence
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Unlike his mother, he is known to have strong opinions — about climate change, architecture, hedgerows.
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
But intensive farming -- eliminating hedgerows and buffers, fewer crop types and more pesticides -- has taken a toll.
—Tammy Webber The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
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In Oxfordshire, John led the way to his apiary, which was on a small pasture at the back of his property, bounded by high hedgerows.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Our idea of British countryside is a soft place of hedgerows or fields.
—Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Using regenerative farming practices, Reid planted more than 6,000 trees and over one mile of hedgerow to boost the estate’s natural biodiversity and ecosystem.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
High pesticide use, the loss of hedgerows and margins where insects and birds can live, and hyper-efficient harvesting are all problematic.
—WIRED, 20 June 2023
As the hedgerows become a blur, the snarl of the engine hardens to a blood-and-thunder roar.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
The master plan incorporated a 10-acre green roof—the heart of a system of wetland gardens, porous paving, hedgerows and bioswales.
—William McDonough, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
But intensive farming -- eliminating hedgerows and buffers, fewer crop types and more pesticides -- has taken a toll.
—Tammy Webber The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
Saving Desert Tortoises from Extinction To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
In Oxfordshire, John led the way to his apiary, which was on a small pasture at the back of his property, bounded by high hedgerows.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Our idea of British countryside is a soft place of hedgerows or fields.
—Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
Using regenerative farming practices, Reid planted more than 6,000 trees and over one mile of hedgerow to boost the estate’s natural biodiversity and ecosystem.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
High pesticide use, the loss of hedgerows and margins where insects and birds can live, and hyper-efficient harvesting are all problematic.
—WIRED, 20 June 2023
As the hedgerows become a blur, the snarl of the engine hardens to a blood-and-thunder roar.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
The master plan incorporated a 10-acre green roof—the heart of a system of wetland gardens, porous paving, hedgerows and bioswales.
—William McDonough, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hedgerow was
before the 12th century
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“Hedgerow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedgerow. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
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hedgerow
noun
hedge·row
-ˌrō 
: a row of shrubs or trees forming the boundary of or separating fields
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