How to Use tree in a Sentence

tree

noun
  • He chopped down the tree.
  • Of course, there will be trees.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But if those trees die, then what?
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Gone are the park bench and the tree.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Pine trees on both sides of the road.
    Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The sled struck a curb and then a tree.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Dry, windy days are the worst for tree pollen.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • No trees, no hills, not even a tuft of grass.
    AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In the case of forests, this would be the tree canopy.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The trees bloom in stages, where stage six is full bloom.
    Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • What will grow from a seedling to a tree in a wet area?
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Needly trees shot up all around it.
    Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There is a lot of tree planting.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Winter is tough on fruit trees.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This moment is about more than trees.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But nobody wants to take those trees out.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
  • He was hung from a tree and whipped and beaten.
    Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • This year's tree will glow ruby red.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • They have been seen climbing trees.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The pair spent the night in the nearby roost tree.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • Pecan is the last gasp of tree pollen before fall.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Our lives are so quick compared to that of the tree.
    Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
  • So what type of plant does the box tree moth target?
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Its force snapped some dead limbs from trees that grew on top of the cliff.
    Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The summer heat wipes out the tree pollen for a while.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Backfill around the tree with soil and fill in any gaps.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Wahlers says some healthy trees in the reservoir will stay.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In a tree, the good fruit are never in reach of your hand.
    Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • When the fruit trees ripen, the walkers bring bags to share.
    Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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