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Recent Examples of furrow
Noun
Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026 Each year without the dead only deepens the furrow of their absence.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
In some pockets, 25-feet-deep cracks furrow the ground, a result of an overdraft of groundwater from the bank of the earth.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026 At 88, the legendary artist, dressed in a black smock, was filmed walking through the eroded sculptural features of the badlands, her face furrowed by age, her eyes still blazing.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for furrow
The Rangers announced the devastating news on Saturday following a scary injury in which the 30-year-old’s right skate jammed into the post while gliding across his crease in the first period.
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Scott Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2026
For everyday creases, wrinkle-release spray is an easier alternative.
All items arrived clean (professional cleaning is included in your BNTO box subscription) and showed no wear and tear, though they were wrinkled from shipping and needed a good steam before wearing.
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Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2026
The same men worked in the lobby—a little fatter, a little more wrinkled and gray.
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