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grass

noun

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as in lawn

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Recent Examples of grass Still, someone had put a Ralph Norman sign on the grass out front. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 Detectives are searching for a driver involved in a Sunday hit-and-run crash that left a man dead on a grass swale in Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Amanda takes off and sits on the grass, afraid this will happen to her. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 Worried about the potential fine — which, Dantona noted, the city worker had been polite about explaining — the homeowner backed down and asked Brodeur to cut back the grass. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grass

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The average homeowner uses 30% to 70% of their water outdoors—watering lawns, flowers and vegetables, the EPA estimates.

— Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
So his church—which has raised many millions of dollars for good causes, and operates a local food pantry and food truck—decided to distribute lawn signs simply encouraging people to be kind.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

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Being alive in a coastal paradise went a long way toward rewarding everyone present, and cameras provided a worldwide TV audience with spectacular views of the cliffs, the ocean and the greensward.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2026
This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025

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grassed (on)

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