How to Use leaflet in a Sentence
leaflet
noun- Protesters were handing out leaflets condemning the government's environmental policies.
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Rose leaves can have anywhere from two to 13 leaflets.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026
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Hence the robocalls and the leaflets left on car windshields.
—Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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Poison ivy produces three green leaflets on long, hairy stems.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
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Prune to an outward-growing bud or to a five-leaflet leaf.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
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This tree features gray bark and compound leaves made of five leaflets.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Our cuts are made at an outward-facing bud eye at a five-leaflet leaf.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
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Both mirrors are gold, and both have that classic leaflet scroll at the top.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
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The plant has leaves made of three-leaflet bunches with smooth or scalloped edges.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2021
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To deadhead roses, cut the stems back to just above a leaf node or set of five leaflets.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
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Morning tea was always made with a leaflet or two of lemongrass.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 29 June 2022
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Poison sumac is a small shrub or tree with 7-13 dark green leaflets.
—Eva Flowe april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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People have been doing it with books and leaflets for centuries.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 20 July 2023
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The group passed out leaflets dense with analysis and demands.
—Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine, 22 June 2019
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Tucked in our skirts under our false pregnant bellies, leaflets.
—SFChronicle.com, 28 Oct. 2019
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The leaflets frightened some students, and scared some of their parents.
—Amelia Nierenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
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The edges of each leaflet may be smooth or have a few coarse notches but are not serrated.
—Mike Hogan, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
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Make your cuts one-quarter inch above an outward facing bud eye at a five-leaflet leaf.
—Rita Perwich, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2018
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As engines fire up and boots crunch on gravel, the men try to press leaflets into gloved hands.
—William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
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Cut back to a leaflet with 5 leaves, which is where new blossoms develop.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026
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This shrub or vine also has three leaflets with alternating leaves on the steam.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2018
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The barefoot one darts forward and drops a wet leaflet into one of your shopping bags.
—Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Most people won’t change their behavior at all in response to a leaflet.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
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Poison oak is a low-growing shrub with leaflets growing in threes like poison ivy.
—Eva Flowe april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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The regime also dropped leaflets in the area urging surrender.
—Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2018
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Others on the scene handed out water bottles and leaflets.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
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The female adult lays an egg just below the surface of a leaflet with her sharp ovipositor.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
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If using a lemongrass leaflet, twist it into a spiral, and slide it into the glass.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 29 June 2022
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Each frond has several narrow leaflets with a pale silvery strip down the middle.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2023
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Coalition aircraft dropped leaflets urging Iraqi civilians and troops to rise up.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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