How to Use leafy in a Sentence
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Adding more leafy greens to meals.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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These two leafy greens both grow well in rich, moist soil.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
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Tucked among leafy limbs heavy with figs, the apes were serene.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2021
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Food trends come and go, but that leafy green is here to stay.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 10 Oct. 2023
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The bedroom has its own leafy view, too.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
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The herbs on the balcony grew tall and leafy.
—Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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The bedroom can fit a king and shares the leafy views.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 June 2026
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Make tuna cakes and serve with bread and leafy greens.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
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Plant green and spring onions with lettuces and leafy greens.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
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The Kratky method works best for short-term crops like leafy greens and herbs.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Time to start eating more leafy greens and carrots!
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
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The shape of leafy greens also doesn't do it many favors.
—Danielle Zickl, Health, 26 Sep. 2025
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Blend up a quick smoothie with leafy greens, chia seeds, and your alt milk of choice.
—Michele Ross, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
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These include leafy greens like Swiss chard, kale, and spinach.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2025
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For leafy greens, rinse very well and dry in a salad spinner.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 5 June 2023
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Of all the leafy greens, spinach is one of the most versatile.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 18 Aug. 2020
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The solution is tall and green and leafy and grows all on its own.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 11 July 2024
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The jaws get toned from chewing all those leafy, raw veggies!
—Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2020
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It was written on a card with a singing bird on the front, perched in a leafy tree.
—Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 14 Apr. 2021
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They're made with fresh fruit, leafy greens, and Greek yogurt.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Jan. 2025
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Don't save this vinaigrette just for green leafy salads.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
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They are blitzed together in a chunky sauce with green chiles and leafy herbs.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
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Flowers bloom, lawns turn green and a canopy of leafy trees provides shade.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 13 Nov. 2019
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Unlike leafy greens that spoil quickly, beets hold up in the fridge for weeks.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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That comes from foods like carrots, leafy greens, egg yolks, and mangoes.
—Sara Hussain, Vogue, 4 July 2025
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Walnuts, leafy greens, chickpeas, and berries are on the list of brain foods.
—Jennifer Robinson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
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That would be whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds, leafy greens, and fatty fish, such as salmon.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Hearty and healthy, this soup is packed with nutritious leafy greens and creamy white beans.
—Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
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When a stem terminates in leafy growth in place of a bud, this is called a blind shoot.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2021
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Bob is not going to tell you to eat more fish and leafy vegetables.
—Toby Mathis, Forbes, 24 June 2021
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