How to Use stem in a Sentence

stem

1 of 2 verb

• Snip off the top four to six inches of the basil stem, keeping the leaves on.
  — Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Slice the fruit down the middle, stem to root, to create two halves.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• Place the cut stems and roots into a plastic bag, then dispose in the trash.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• Trim the stems back to a few inches below these areas which may be near the ground.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023
• Equal parts craft and decor, the set has 15 stems with a variety of flowers.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
• When plucked, their broken stems well up with milky droplets.
  — Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Houseplants ● Keep an eye out for scale — oval brown spots on plant stems.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• The hand is then reaching up to grasp this moment, and is attached to the flower stem.
  — Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
• Cut dahlia stems to one inch and store the tubers in the clump in sawdust or at the bottom of paper bags.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Then, hang the cut stems upside down in a dry area with good airflow until the fruits, leaves, and stems are dry.
  — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• Cut a small piece of ribbon and glue it to the center of the card's cover; this will become the flower stem.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
• Dig up and seal infected plants, stems, leaves, etc. in a plastic bag and place in the trash, not the greenwaste.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• Left unchecked, those stems can morph into something that looks like a bush.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• Cut the leaves in half lengthwise, removing the thick center stems.
  — Adrienne Cheatham, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
• Still, all the torture couldn’t stem the flow of intelligence to Kyiv.
  — James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• Ugly, leggy stems can be pruned to the ground, which will encourage a new flush of bushy growth.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
• Just leave them in their container, let the leaves and stem die back and give them the same cold, dark treatment as fuchsias.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Poison ivy produces three green leaflets on long, hairy stems.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
• Elvis Merzlikins, who allowed a handful of goals to the Kings the night before, didn’t stem the Ducks’ tide.
  — Josh Gross, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Meanwhile, separate the leaves from the chard stems and finely chop the stems, adding them to the onions (finely chop and set aside the leaves for later).
  — Laura McLively, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
• Knotweed stems are so strong, the DNR says a machete or similar tool is needed to cut through them.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2023
• The timing, in part, stems from the pandemic, which offered time to step back from the hustle of the industry, Burns says.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
• Downs is great at alternating his speed and pace throughout the route stem.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2023
• West Africa’s regional bloc has failed to stem past coups throughout the region.
  — Sam Mednick and Chinedu Asadu, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2023
• Hoping to stem the bleeding, the dispatcher tried to tell Hadar how to make a tourniquet from a piece of clothing.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• That extraordinary response stemmed partly from the scale of the thing.
  — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026
• Revive leggy stems by cutting the plant back by a third to boost growth and blooms.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
• Brooklyn stemmed the flow, but Dallas was cruising and got to 20-14 match point.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• The Jackets want to stem that flow.
  — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 June 2026
• Cherries contain cyanide in their pits, stems and leaves, which is toxic to dogs.
  — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 26 June 2026

stem

2 of 2 noun

• Meanwhile, rinse the greens and pull the leaves off the stems.
  — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
• The root buds around the edge of the stem should be visible.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Trim the leaves off the top of the fruit, remove the stem, and slice the persimmon in half.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• Cut the crown end off and score the skin in quarters from stem to crown.
  — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
• The blooms open from the bottom of the stem to the top, which makes the weeks-long show seem to last even longer.
  — Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
• There is a bud eye above each set of leaflets on a rose stem.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
• Using a fork and a knife, halve the chile, then remove the stem and scrape the seeds off.
  — Pati Jinich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• The body is a little more bulbous and the stems are shorter.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 July 2023
• Simply pinch them off the stem, and place the baby plant in its own pot.
  — Kate McGregor, housebeautiful.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• Press the eye onto the end of chenille stem, adding a dot of hot glue to hold it in place.
  — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
• Start by making about a four-inch cutting from the tip of a stem.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
• Once the stem grows to six or seven inches, trim it in half.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
• Dense colonies of aphids can be found along stems or on the undersides of leaves.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
• Cut the okra: Cut the okra into 1/4-inch-thick slices, discarding the stems.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
• Cut off the stem With a heavy-duty chef's knife, cut off the stem of the butternut squash.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• This vine has fragrant white flowers for late spring and keeps stems full of leaves to the ground.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
• To eat: hold a dumpling by its thick stem, flip upside-down, bite a small hole and suck the broth out.
  — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• Starting at the stem, bend wire, using the template as a guide.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
• Pack the soil tightly around the stem to keep it standing upright.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Once covered, attach a piece of twine around the base of the stem, holding it in place with hot-glue.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
• Once there is enough new growth, use a sharp, clean knife or a pair of pruners to cut the stem just below a leaf node.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
• The main stems will last longer than the wispy branches and continue to draw fish throughout the year.
  — Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2023
• Paint the pumpkin stem using black crafts paint; let dry.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
• Use clean pruning shears or scissors to cut the stem just above a set of healthy leaves or a new bud.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
• This is where the stems with the first round of blooms come from.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
• Use of hand pruners to selectively remove stems or stem portions is the best way to trim plants.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
• Don't forget your odds and ends Adler encouraged me to never, ever throw away the stems of herbs.
  — Emily Siner, NPR, 27 June 2026
• The whole plant—leaves, florets, and stems—is edible.
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 27 June 2026
• Hydrangea heads should be cut just above a healthy node or bud on the stem.
  — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 27 June 2026
• Inspect your hibiscus for insects, looking along stems, anywhere there is leaf damage, and on the undersides of leaves.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026