How to Use propagate in a Sentence

propagate

verb

• The plants failed to propagate.
• He propagated the apple tree by grafting.
• We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds.
• Leave most of the bulbs in the ground to propagate next year.
  — New York Times, 17 May 2021
• Save any healthy jade stems pruned off the plant and use them to propagate a new plant.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
• This is also a good time to propagate new plants.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
• What propagates through an agent graph is not just errors.
  — Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• In fact, the sound waves can propagate halfway across the globe.
  — Taylor L. MacHette, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2020
• The wave that’s propagating through the heart that starts the wave.
  — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
• Use them to start seeds or propagate leaf, stem, or root cuttings.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
• So the code that is output can fail on tasks or propagate subtle bugs.
  — Jaideep Vaidya, IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2023
• There is a secondary tuber that can be used to propagate new plants.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2018
• Start with a potted plant from the store or propagate a plant from a cutting.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
• Start with a potted plant from the store or propagate a plant from a cutting.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
• The best time to propagate is one to two months after blooming.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
• Choose a vessel to propagate your cutting in, such as an old jar or small vase.
  — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
• To start new plants, a propagating kit.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2025
• That means new or rare plants cannot be legally propagated, even for your own use.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
• This pick has three glass beakers so your bestie can watch as the roots grow on their propagating houseplants.
  — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
• When that happens, the stress propagates and the rupture grows.
  — Sylvain Barbot, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
• Basil is easy to start from seed or propagate from stem cuttings in either soil or water.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
• The charming plant is easy to propagate and non-toxic to both people and pets.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
• Use stems that grew the previous year if propagating with this method in the spring.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
• In some cases, this could cause a cascade of errors to propagate through the code.
  — Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 16 Nov. 2021
• Divide plants every two to four years to manage spread and propagate new plants.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
• To propagate this herb, simply dig up and separate a few bulbs and stick them in the ground.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022
• To propagate basil, use clean pruners to cut a 4- to 6-inch piece from a stem with no flowers.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
• The team is now propagating the grape tissue cells and clearing them of pathogens.
  — Yadid Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2020
• When basil is propagated in water, cuttings should start to root in about two weeks.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
• Seeds are collected so more plants can propagate.
  — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026