How to Use Joshua tree in a Sentence

Joshua tree

noun

• But then the dove landed atop a Joshua tree, maybe 50 yards away.
  — Chris Grillot, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2025
• Much of the action finds the gang surrounded by sand dunes and Joshua trees.
  — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
• There’s no guidebook about how to restore a Joshua tree forest.
  — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
• Some Joshua trees will, almost inevitably, be razed for solar farms.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
• This is only the latest uproar over the plight of the western Joshua tree.
  — Washington Post, 1 July 2021
• The first settlers of Palmdale mistook Joshua trees in the area for palms and that is how the city got its name.
  — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
• The park is home to a stunning 13-mile scenic drive through bright red sandstone cliffs, limestone canyons and Joshua trees.
  — Tamara Gane, Chron, 21 Mar. 2023
• In spite of the landscape’s intensity, some plant life (like the Joshua tree) has thrived here for millions of years.
  — Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
• The headlights of the long-haul trucks illuminated Joshua trees and darting bats.
  — Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
• Camping in this desert oasis means sleeping among the rocks and iconic Joshua trees under a dark sky that's prime for stargazing.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
• Tracking teams, search dogs, drones and helicopters were used to look for him in an area with Joshua trees, creosote bushes and cactuses.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
• In Joshua Tree someone’s dressed as a Joshua tree, demanding protection.
  — Claire Vaye Watkins, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020
• Climate & Environment Joshua trees bloom more often with climate change, study finds.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
• While 90 percent of Joshua trees will die following a fire, on rare occasion, a new growth sprouts up from the roots beside the old trunk.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2023
• That means plenty of opportunity to absorb the wild and wonderful Joshua trees.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
• Soon, the road gives way to oversize Joshua trees, and opens up onto the expanse of the world’s most famous geological marvels.
  — By krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 May 2023
• Opt for a spacious getaway overlooking 100 acres of a Joshua tree forest or a hilltop villa with a heated pool.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
• The revered surrounding area is home to a Joshua tree forest and provides key habitats for the desert bighorn sheep, desert tortoise, and Gila monster.
  — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
• The towering rock formations and Joshua trees turned otherworldly.
  — Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 18 June 2026
• The pavement gets rough in spots and the landscape takes charge, showing off Joshua trees, wide-open spaces and the remnants of ancient volcanic activity.
  — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
• The installation relies on a fundamental interplay between the sun and the Joshua tree.
  — Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 3 June 2024
• Extreme heat, drought and fires are devastating Joshua trees — and even this winter’s rains didn’t help much, columnist Steve Lopez learned on a trip to the desert.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• The designation will also help protect the area's flora and fauna—like the native Joshua trees, which date back nearly 900 years.
  — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2023
• California’s state park system offers 3,000 miles of trail and terrain from beaches to badlands, Joshua trees and more.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• Because its delicate desert habitat did not evolve with major wildfires, the Joshua tree is especially vulnerable to flames.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• Nevada’s largest Joshua tree—the third-largest in the world—is located within the national monument’s bounds, as well as trees that are up to 800 years old.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
• Some 28 species of native grasses, a number of them rare, also grow there, as well as some of the oldest and largest Joshua trees in the United States.
  — Coral Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
• The teddy bear cholla cactus, Joshua trees and other flora in the nearby arboretum animate visitors.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
• Columnist Steve Lopez considers the depopulation of Joshua trees caused by heat and fire, and the wider threat to the Mojave desert ecosystem.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023