How to Use grass in a Sentence

grass

noun
  • They were smoking some grass.
  • This is a grass with blades that are bluish green in color.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Short words are as good as long ones, and short, old words, like sun and grass and home, are best of all.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • The pups walked the grass carpet and met adoring fans before taking in the movie.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Testing revealed Roundup, a weed killer, was poured on two greens, Nos. 11 and 12, killing much of the grass.
    Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2023
  • The turf grass selection is consistent all the way through the golf course.
    Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • The operators promised a grass course in one or two years.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The dress comes in sizes S–XL and in 16 colors, including lilac, grass green, and blue.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • Among them are the spread of invasive plants, trees, and grasses.
    USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Right now this means letting all the dandelions thrive while the lawn grass tries to catch up.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
  • But the craft held steady, dug a curving divot through thirty feet of grass, and came to rest.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Theo smoked the cigarette to the bitter end, flipped the butt into the grass, and brushed the ashes off the front of her nightshirt.
    Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The hot, dry weather increases the risk of grass catching fire.
    Morgan Womack, The Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2023
  • Chenoweth and his crews have sown the rich soils with native grasses and flowers.
    oregonlive, 17 June 2023
  • Grass is the foundation of the prairie with eighty percent of the prairie land made up of different species of grass.
    Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • While grazers faced down to munch on grasses, browsers kept their heads up.
    Suzannah Showler, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Some 60-feet away from the cup at the back of the green, Woods sent a winding effort meandering across the grass.
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Without the grass and the hill, the piece might be taken for one of the construction cranes that hover over the campus.
    Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Fan Day was the first time fans have had the opportunity to see the new grass in person.
    Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Near them a young couple sit on a blanket in the grass smiling at each other.
    Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2023
  • The grass was not an option last season because the area had not yet been landscaped.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The size 44 top features his famous number 12 and captain’s patch, as well as grass stains and field marks from the match.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And, a lot of the time, that means grass, dirt, and debris getting tracked into the house after a long day outdoors.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
  • Once bonded, the female chooses a nest site in grass near water.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the canals running through the farmland were fortified with low hillocks covered in grass.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Once inside the tall grass, the brother and sister realize that there may not be a way out again.
    Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2023
  • There’s not a single blade of water-guzzling turf grass.
    Michelle Slatalla, WSJ, 24 May 2023
  • Or hike and mountain bike through the area’s dreamy valleys blanketed in soft green grass.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
  • On both sides of the fence, parents sprawl on the grass, munching watermelon slices.
    Gabby Sobelman, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • My wife didn’t think spending a small fortune on plastic grass was wise.
    Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023

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