How to Use plant/sow the seeds of in a Sentence

plant/sow the seeds of

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• As these global sicknesses spread, these rulers sow the seeds of their own demise.
  — Daniel Twining, WSJ, 6 May 2022
• The teen’s killing helped plant the seeds of the Black Lives Matter movement.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2020
• This film is about ideas and thought starters to create transformation and to plant the seeds of change for a more inclusive world.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
• However, the risk of war is real, as is the prospect for years, even decades, of standoffs that sow the seeds of future conflicts.
  — Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2021
• His successful effort to sow the seeds of doubt about election integrity in the minds of his followers was based on, well, nothing.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
• Yes, when workers are in the same physical space, their water cooler chats might plant the seeds of big ideas that never would’ve sprouted on Zoom.
  — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022
• Rapid economic growth increases support for the government but can also sow the seeds of democracy.
  — Lucan Ahmad Way, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
• Raza, also weary of conflict, hopes their struggle to carve out space for other species’ survival can sow the seeds of regeneration in Iraq.
  — Erica Gies, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2018
• Dimon’s warning is a reminder that financial innovation can sow the seeds of instability if left unchecked.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
• Artists failed spectacularly to sow the seeds of compassion, to nurture fragile blooms of culture and the fruit of ethical awareness never had a chance to ripen.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
• These problems are not solved by armed agents of the state or by prisons, which sow the seeds of more poverty and alienation, while absorbing billions of dollars that might otherwise be spent on public welfare.
  — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
• These three elements not only fuel individual setbacks but also sow the seeds of systemic errors, which are human-designed.
  — David Deane-Spread, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• In addition to familiarizing young people with their products, business could plant the seeds of long-lasting relationships.
  — Ariane Lafolie, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2021
• Or, as means of media consumption continue proliferating, sow the seeds of awareness early with a multi-platform blitz while aiming to maximize your buy?
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
• Go ahead and sow the seeds of cucumbers, beans, squash and more plus add transplants of tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to the garden, but keep protective covers handy until at least the middle of March.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
• Companies plant the seeds of learning agility by emphasizing goals, experience and perspective.
  — Ozlem Sarioglu, Forbes, 10 May 2021
• The Nazis effectively used a visually striking mix of incendiary words and images in their magazine to constantly sow the seeds of doubt among readers.
  — Daniel H. Magilow, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024
• Poor public communication also helps sow the seeds of FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt).
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2011
• But living abroad in countries that were rich in natural beauty but otherwise poor also helped sow the seeds of Smith’s ultimate underlying mission for the gear maker.
  — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
• Organic compounds and water were identified in the sample, and that organic material could have potentially been enough to plant the seeds of life on some fortunate planet.
  — Mike Wehner, BGR, 4 Mar. 2021
• When Fiji’s ants live on and eat the Squamellaria plant, then fertilize it with their poop to sow the seeds of a new crop, the behavior is genetically hard-wired as the product of long evolution.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022
• The National Park Services’ visitor center features exhibits on worker demonstrations that helped plant the seeds of the modern labor movement.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2021
• While a startup requires that everyone be willing to step up and do a little bit of everything, a CEO needs to be able to look back and evaluate what's working in order to sow the seeds of future success.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Having ancestral wisdom that dates to a dark history of exploitation for farm work, these Black Detroiters helped plant the seeds of the city’s urban agricultural movement with their own backyard gardens.
  — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
• Gross economic inequalities, environmental degradation, and the devastation wrought by the pandemic are what Asians most worry about and what threaten to sow the seeds of future military conflict.
  — Thomas Shugart, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2021
• Concurrently, investments in employee development, recognition, and well-being sow the seeds of a thriving work culture, bolstering morale and productivity.
  — Naz Beheshti, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Republican politicians who helped sow the seeds of doubt about Wisconsin election results could determine her fate and reset election dynamics in a state pivotal to the 2024 presidential race.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 15 June 2023