How to Use peat in a Sentence

peat

noun

• Avoid heavy clay soils, and amend with grit or peat if needed.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
• Avoid heavy clay soils, and amend with grit or peat if needed.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
• Use as a replacement for peat or seedling mix.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
• Ardbeg’s single malts have all of these notes, but there’s much more to it than just peat.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
• Soil should be light and loamy, such as a mix of sand, compost, and peat-free potting mix.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
• For centuries, the Irish have used peat from bogs to fuel the home fires.
  — Ed O'Loughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
• As a result of the fighting and shelling, large peat fires occur time and again.
  — Thomas Krumenacker, Scientific American, 9 June 2023
• But peat comes from peat bogs—unique wetland ecosystems which should not be disturbed.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 16 Mar. 2023
• Add in peat, compost, sand, or perlite to ensure good drainage.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
• Quest for a 3-peat championship.
  — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
• During the pause in between, the stage is covered in a thick layer of peat.
  — Marina Harss, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• An orchid mix made with one-part peat, one-part coarse sand, and one-part perlite also works.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
• The peat soil produced in tidal wetlands can stay stable for many thousands of years.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2021
• The United States, on the other hand, hasn’t banned the use of peat.
  — Brianna Wilson, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• Emissions then continue for decades, until all the peat is gone.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2021
• The neat peat pots can sit on the window sill or on a countertop and will pack a punch for any homemade meals.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
• Many nursery growers use a mix heavy in peat to grow petunias and other flowers.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
• To minimize stress to young plants and root systems, look for seedlings grown in peat pots which can be torn from the root ball.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
• To minimize stress to young plants and root systems, look for seedlings grown in peat pots which can be torn from the root ball.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
• Most of these are made from peat or paper and are designed to gradually break down over time.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
• These include juniper berries, birch bark, heather flowers and, yes, a little bit of peat in the mix as well.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2023
• Inside the cube are a few seeds, a starter peat pot and a mini-booklet of instructions and lore.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
• Melness, made of nothing but mountains and peat and sea and weather, was a tranquil place.
  — WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023
• Also known as peat moss, sphagnum mosses carpet the ground in marshes, moors and peat bogs.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
• The name comes from how their interior walls were blackened from burning peat.
  — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
• The peat that mangroves form is especially soft and deep, ideal for clams and snails, crabs and shrimp.
  — Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
• The finish is long, drying, and smoky, with lingering notes of sweet malt, coastal peat, and dark chocolate.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• After barbecuing the breast over peat, the legs are braised and served alongside the grain itself.
  — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
• Both acids act as an exfoliator to help remove dead skin cells, while peat mud helps soothe and nourish tender skin.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 1 June 2023
• Along with the tastes of Ireland, visitors can take home the aroma of the country with pieces of peat.
  — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022