leaf out
phrasal verb
leafed out; leafing out; leafs out
US, of a tree
: to produce leaves
The tree will leaf out in the spring.
Examples of leaf out in a Sentence
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Trees have time to leaf out again to remain healthy during the growing season.
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Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Nobody questions use of private planes during campaign season: Sanders is just taking a leaf out of Trump's book and issue-campaigning out of season.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Podcast studio Wondery is taking a leaf out of TV studios’ playbook with its first broader deal with talent.
—Peter White, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Sunny yellow blooms nearly cover the bare branches in January to February before plants leaf out for the season.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Nationally, spring leaf out continues to spread north across the country, the USA National Phenology Network reported this week.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
When To Fertilize Hydrangeas Most hydrangeas require only a single application of slow-release fertilizer in early spring as plants begin to leaf out.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Some trees and shrubs will still need to leaf out before pruning.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Some are organizing legal challenges, but the new administration may take a leaf out of President Andrew Jackson’s book and defy court orders up to the U.S. Supreme Court itself.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
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Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Nobody questions use of private planes during campaign season: Sanders is just taking a leaf out of Trump's book and issue-campaigning out of season.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Podcast studio Wondery is taking a leaf out of TV studios’ playbook with its first broader deal with talent.
—Peter White, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Sunny yellow blooms nearly cover the bare branches in January to February before plants leaf out for the season.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Nationally, spring leaf out continues to spread north across the country, the USA National Phenology Network reported this week.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
When To Fertilize Hydrangeas Most hydrangeas require only a single application of slow-release fertilizer in early spring as plants begin to leaf out.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Some trees and shrubs will still need to leaf out before pruning.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Some are organizing legal challenges, but the new administration may take a leaf out of President Andrew Jackson’s book and defy court orders up to the U.S. Supreme Court itself.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Leaf out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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