How to Use Jeffrey pine in a Sentence
Jeffrey pine
noun-
Keep an eye out for Jeffrey pines, which will have deeply furrowed bark and round prickly cones.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
-
Starting Thursday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, chirps could be heard coming from one of the avian couple’s two eggs, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
-
For 25 years, he's worked in a forest in California's Sierra Nevada, the Teakettle Experimental Forest, home to old-growth sugar and Jeffrey pine trees.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026
-
Fans have watched as Jackie and her longtime mate, Shadow, have tragically lost eggs and offspring, and also successfully raised eaglets to leave the nest, 120 feet up a Jeffrey pine with a commanding view of Big Bear Lake.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
-
Similarly, pines native to California’s Sierra Mountains, such as Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana), notable for cones that can reach 20 inches in length, and Jeffrey pine (Pinus Jeffreyi), will struggle to grow in Southern California.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Jeffrey pine.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
