How to Use mow in a Sentence

mow

verb

• Perkins told The Times Record that the same boy used to mow her lawn roughly 10 years ago.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
• That gives folks an excuse not to mow the lawn, fire up the grill or drive to the post office.
  — Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2022
• Advertisement As is the case when one mows the grass, the lawn tends to grow back.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
• And don’t mow while the sprawl is wet to avoid creating tire ruts.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 20 Aug. 2021
• Neighbors did help to mow the Witt lawn and clear snow, the neighbor stated.
  — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 24 Feb. 2022
• My yard has several large oak trees, so there are a lot of leaves to mow over in the fall.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2022
• The city repeatedly asked the field owners to mow the grass.
  — Dallas News, 26 July 2022
• That means showing up at 6 a.m. and working up to 10 and a half hours mowing the grass and pulling weeds.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Now, 2,000 deer are mowing through the native plants here.
  — Soumya Karlamangla Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• The tortoise has even saved the teen from having to mow the backyard due to his snacking habits.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 3 July 2023
• That’s the day to get out there and mow your lawn because the sunny spring weather will be short-lived.
  — oregonlive, 16 May 2022
• Do a bit of weed eating, mow a nice pattern into the lawn and throw down a bit of mulch to keep the weeds at bay?
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
• Some should be mowed from 1 to 3 inches high, while some can be kept at up to 4 inches.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2024
• Grow a thick lawn mowed no shorter than two inches and let the good grass crowd out the nutgrass.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2023
• As a groundskeeper at the trailer park, Holt rushed to help his neighbors weed and mow their lawns.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• Don't be noisy (hit mute if your neighbor starts mowing their lawn or the kids just got home from school).
  — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 15 June 2023
• If the leaves aren’t thoroughly mulched, make a second pass over the area, mowing in rows that are 90 degrees to the first rows.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• The city couldn’t cover the cost of the utilities or mow the grass more than once a month, Benavides learned in a letter.
  — Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
• You may be tempted to mow it, but that’s not the best strategy, Beloskur says.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• For anyone who has to mow a grass lawn every week, the time savings alone is reason enough to switch.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
• Don’t mow while the plants are still producing new flowers.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2023
• The temptation is to mow really low to take out more of the dandelions, but this slows the growth of any grass.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
• Many gardeners mow their lawns too short throughout the year.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2023
• Pins are being put in, the first cut is being mowed, and Masters Sunday is just around the corner.
  — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
• Some can brush the char from the barbecue, others can mow your yard, wash your windows, or clean your pool.
  — WIRED, 16 Jan. 2023
• Keep lawns breathable by removing leaves, mowing before winter, and avoiding foot traffic or snow piles.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
• When one member deployed to Kosovo, the others mowed his family’s grass.
  — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
• Work is seasonal by nature — mowing jobs in summer, snow removal in winter.
  — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
• One of the last people to visit her was the man who mowed her lawn.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
• City of Miami Gardens code requires grass in the swale, and for homeowners to mow and maintain it.
  — Larry Seward, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026