How to Use vegetation in a Sentence

vegetation

noun
  • Using a tractor and rakes, crews move it from the beach to the line of vegetation.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The key to getting bass to bite was reeling the crankbait along the top of submerged vegetation.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • All the vegetation gone more than the entire state of Maryland in square footage.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • For hundreds of feet up and out, the vegetation had been destroyed.
    David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Surface fires begin above the ground and burn dry vegetation such as leaves and grass.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But on a grassland, the sparse vegetation might let more photons in.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The canyon creek began to flood yards and the surrounding hills, which were stripped of vegetation in the 2017 Thomas Fire, began to tumble down in the dark.
    Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Shacks are perched on cliffs with little vegetation to hold soil in place.
    Mark Stevenson and Julie Watson, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • This time of year, trees are barren, the vegetation around pits blinds is trampled, and ducks have had it with anything that looks off.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 27 Dec. 2023
  • They were held in check by grazing bison that reduced the amount of flammable vegetation.
    Jane Braxton Little, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Across the road, the vegetation morphs from cactus-centric to a sea of creosote and brittlebush.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Rest assured the dark water is due to tannins from the roots of shoreline vegetation, says Fogg.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Left unattended, the vegetation is ripe for a quick burn during a fire.
    USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
  • At 8,000 feet above sea level, Iten is marked with lush vegetation and striped with Kenya’s iconic red clay roads.
    Kristin Jenny, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Singh explained that when the ground and vegetation are moist, the risk of ignition decreases.
    Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Nielsen-Gammon said the heat struck early in the season and before vegetation could green up and become less likely to burn.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Millions of acres of tinder-dry vegetation burned in 2020.
    Jill Cowan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The crash burned about an acre of vegetation before the fire was contained more than an hour later, fire officials said.
    Lauren McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2023
  • It was filled and is no longer visible due to vegetation growth, The Ledger of Lakeland reported.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The cracks between the iron-red slabs under our feet erupted with vegetation, and we were encircled by a wall of lychee trees.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a funky and super-chill vibe here, where wild but harmless chickens roam the roads and the vegetation all around you feels incredibly alive.
    Genevieve Ko, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But an earlier melt might also mean more of the thawing happens when the air isn’t as warm and vegetation is less active.
    Raymond Zhong Erin Schaff, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The better largemouth fishing is had in the Northern half of the fishery, where woody cover and vegetation are more prevalent and give you lots of target to cast at.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Animals and vegetation struggle to adapt to weather whiplash, and aquifers are slow to refill.
    Kate Galbraith, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Fire crews are working to clear overgrown vegetation and protect homes and buildings threatened by the flames.
    oregonlive, 3 July 2023
  • This type of mulch is best used for landscaping and vegetation, though it should not be used in vegetable fields as the acidity levels may be too high.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2023
  • To help combat urban heat islands, the EPA says that trees and vegetation are a simple and effective way to reduce the effects.
    Daniel Peck, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Bringing back native vegetation in parts of the valley has also been a major shift.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • As more vegetation in the West burns, it’s being replaced by both native and nonnative grass.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The scientists found a sharp decrease in vegetation cover in the Sonoran Desert, most notably in the drier areas.
    Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024

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