How to Use mow the lawn in a Sentence
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Or mow the lawn as the heads form and bag clippings just to be safe.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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Get the errands done early and mow the lawn at the crack of dawn.
—Joe Morgan, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
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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
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But after a full day of work, who wants to spend hours sweating in the sun just to mow the lawn?
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Learn the best and worst times of day to mow the lawn and how timing impacts overall lawn health.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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This makes sense for those who would rather self-designate as authors than paint the house or mow the lawn.
—Peter Funt, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2021
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Most hunters go home during midday to catch a nap, mow the lawn, eat lunch, or whatever.
—Outdoor Life, 10 Dec. 2020
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Continue to mow the lawn, but wait for the dew to dry for safety and aesthetic reasons.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2020
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Ticks thrive in tall grass, so mow the lawn regularly, especially in shady parts of the yard.
—Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2021
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Mehan says this education is critical for children kept indoors while adults mow the lawn.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 July 2024
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Part of the tome of information left behind for the buyer explained how to mow the lawn — the neighbor’s lawn, that is.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
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There's also a pretend groundskeeper's cottage and an area where kids can pretend to garden, pick apples and mow the lawn.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
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Guests have been striking back on social media, complaining about being asked to mow the lawn or feed farm animals.
—Preetika Rana, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
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Skip The Heat Of Day Mid-afternoon is the second worst time of the day to mow the lawn.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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Plus, those who apply must be unable to personally cover the cost of lawn mowing and not have anyone in the house or nearby that is able to help mow the lawn.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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While some people take pride in breaking out their riding lawn mower to mow the lawn, many of us probably prefer to relax on a perfectly warm day.
—Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
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Fun to bruise and generally considered to be 'emergency food,' he was teased for being the sensitive kid who liked to mow the lawn and get punched in the face.
—Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
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The goal was, first off, to do a great job cutting, and to mow the lawn in a way that people would find easy to set up, and would work in the complicated lawns that many homeowners have.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2019
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Avoid Mowing Wet Grass One of the worst times to mow the lawn is when the leaf blades are damp from rain, irrigation, or dew.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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Tidy up, make dinner, mow the lawn, play catch with the kids — these are just a few of the chores Elon Musk promises his robot Optimus will one day perform.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2022
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To solve many weed issues, simply mow the lawn regularly and leave the clippings, mulch bare soil in beds, and apply organic fertilizer a couple of times a year.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 3 May 2021
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Neighbors said Cornelius had asked them to mow the lawn occasionally, but in general the family was quiet and kept to themselves.
—Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2021
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In Louisiana, legal aid lawyers have fought eviction cases based on minor leasing violations that have ranged from having a trampoline in the backyard to failing to mow the lawn.
—NBC News, 3 Apr. 2021
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Some owners said they were notified too late in the process to mount a meaningful defense, while others lost houses over infractions involving landscaping violations and failing to mow the lawn.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
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Israeli strategist saw the war as an opportunity to ‘mow the lawn’ by destroying assets built up by Hamas since the last war with Israel in 2014.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 26 May 2021
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Ivory went outside to mow the lawn at his home in Pasco County last Saturday and found a hole that appeared to be six-to-seven feet across in his backyard, Fox 46 reports.
—Michael Hollan, Fox News, 13 July 2021
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Protesters were provided notice Thursday that indicated university staff planned to mow the lawn and complete other preparations at the protest site ahead of the university’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for Sunday.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
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