How to Use stem in a Sentence

stem

1 of 2 noun

• Keep mulch away from plant stems.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
• Firm the soil around your plant’s stem.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
• That stem does have some tweaks, though.
  — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
• Go ahead and bury some of the stem.
  — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
• Don’t cut the stems off of the berry.
  — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
• All that's left is a spindly brown stem.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
• Cut each stem back to a side branch or bud.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
• The stem should have two to three leaf nodes.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
• Cut down to the ground if the stems are green.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
• Make sure to keep adding soil as the stems grow.
  — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 May 2026
• The old stems grow thick, woody, and bare over time.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
• The blooms look like small clouds on top of tall stems.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
• Don't pile mulch up against the stems or leaves of plants.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
• If your tulips start to droop, give the stems a fresh cut.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
• As the stems creep along the ground, roots form at the nodes.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
• This is where the stems with the first round of blooms come from.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
• Both grass-like and broadleaf weeds will sprout new stems and leaves.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
• Staple the bag at the top of the stem.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
• The foliage and stem tips will die.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
• Then, cut a half-inch above where a leaf emerges from the stem.
  — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
• Gather the stems and trim off the ends.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
• Cut the stem just above a node or near the base of the plant.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
• Start with a stem end where at least one or two leaves are present.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
• Make a clean cut to avoid tearing the stem.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
• Don’t cut in the middle of a stem.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
• Soggy soil can cause mushy stems and roots.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
• Use pruners to snip away any stubborn stems.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
• Dice the stems and thinly slice the leaves.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
• This allows for more air to flow among the stems.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
• Start with the largest, most mature stems.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025

stem

2 of 2 verb

• Dieback of buds, twigs, and stems.
  — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
• Trim off dead roots, bulbs, stems, and canes.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
• Cut pothos stems just above leaf nodes, and use clean tools.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 14 Apr. 2026
• That's the knob at the base where the roots and stems meet.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
• Layer the leaves and stems over the soil.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
• Both stems and leaves are eaten.
  — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
• Avoid cutting the woody stems of the plant.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
• The fear stems through two viewpoints.
  — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• Cover stems with painters tape to keep them clean.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
• Clip away rogue stems that rise from the base of the plant or the trunk.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
• When plucked, their broken stems well up with milky droplets.
  — Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Cut naked stems back to around 4 inches.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
• The Jackets want to stem that flow.
  — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 June 2026
• A lot of it stems, frankly, from Levin himself.
  — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
• Its large, thorny stems creep out from the base of the plant to form a thicket.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
• Avoid the woody stems, which don't have the same flavor as the younger leaves.
  — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
• The ceasefire had done little to stem the war.
  — Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
• Instead, cut overgrown stems back to a main branch.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
• Older stems with flower buds may be killed off by late freezes.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
• Poison ivy produces three green leaflets on long, hairy stems.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
• Dry stems indicate the fruit has aged.
  — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
• But that has not stemmed local outrage.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 2 June 2026
• Slice the fruit down the middle, stem to root, to create two halves.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• Prune stems back in early spring, just before new growth emerges.
  — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
• That letter does not seem to have done much to stem the rising ill will.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
• Houseplants ● Keep an eye out for scale — oval brown spots on plant stems.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• Snip off the top four to six inches of the basil stem, keeping the leaves on.
  — Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• And, can anything stem the bleeding?
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
• Remove any foliage or stems growing at the base of the plant.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
• Peeling bark on the shrub’s stems is an asset in winter.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026