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Keep an eye out for any seedlings that might appear and pull them immediately.—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025 While ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are warm enough to fuel hurricanes, disruptive winds are quickly tearing apart the seedling storms.—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 July 2025 The farm—which is, in fact, an enormous warehouse—is filled with lettuce seedlings growing under banks of lights in a mist of chemicals.—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 This means its roots exude chemicals that suppress the growth of nearby plants, including tree seedlings needed for forest regeneration.—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for seedling
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