How to Use maple in a Sentence
maple
noun- The maple leaf is an emblem of Canada.
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One is a maple and the other is a pine tree.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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Honey maple ham, hot dogs, bratwurst.
—Nate Sylves, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Look for the groves of maple trees, which locals tap for syrup.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
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The third floor is pine but the floors in the ballroom are maple.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2020
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There's even a faux maple tree that lights up for less than $15!
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 7 Nov. 2022
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The nose is rich with maple and honey, as well as just a touch of oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023
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Oak, pine, maple, fig, date palm make their case by touting their strengths.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
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This maple glaze solves that problem and adds a sweet and tangy sauce to the dish.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
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Lots of oaks and fewer maples bring a lot of burgundy to the eye.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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Jeremy had a bunch of maple cookies.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
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Limbs of maples and beeches and other trees stretched over his head.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
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Solid wood, like birch, maple, or pine, is strong and will stand the test of time.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
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There was that ring around the moon and the sycamores and maples turned yellow in the canyons.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
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While the cookies cool, make the maple frosting.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
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In my dad’s case, his own father gave him that when the axe glanced off a frozen maple.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
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Once maple leaves fall, spores from the spots can overwinter in the soil.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2019
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Oak trees, maple trees and ebonies also face threats, the report said.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 Aug. 2021
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The spruce, maple, and locust trees filling the rolling hills are lush.
—Salena Zito, Washington Examiner, 25 Feb. 2021
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It was made of maple, with a hollow sound box and tuning pegs made of ash.
—Roff Smith, National Geographic, 8 May 2019
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Our choice today is maple bourbon.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
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Our choice today is maple bourbon.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
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Roses, birch trees, maple trees and fruit trees are among their favorites.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 6 July 2026
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Frost cooled cookies with maple frosting.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
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Sometimes two or three of my friends would join me in the sycamore, or in the maple down the street.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2022
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By and large, the same beech and maple ridges still overlook the same spruce and pine lowlands.
—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 25 Dec. 2020
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Their children ride bikes along a dirt path in the woods, where an old maple towers above them.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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The ice storm split my yard maple at the junction of its only two sections.
—oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2021
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Hundreds of acres of maple and cedar, the closest human half a mile away.
—Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2023
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The sink base wears a rich brown wood finish, as do the maple countertops.
—Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2023
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