Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of till
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025
Pine bark fines can also be tilled into a site before planting to help lower the soil acidity
Tom MacCubbin is an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
But many of the people who came over, like George Washington’s grandfather, were not used to tilling the land themselves.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for till
Verb
Do this during the fall so that by spring, your garden bed will be ready to plant without needing to be tilled.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025
Pine bark fines can also be tilled into a site before planting to help lower the soil acidity
Tom MacCubbin is an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
But many of the people who came over, like George Washington’s grandfather, were not used to tilling the land themselves.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for till
Recent Examples of Synonyms for till
Verb
-
This involves maintaining constant vigilance, cultivating mental resilience and being open to redefining your professional identity.—
Philip Samson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
-
Tuesday nights at the facility became a ritual for them, the three-time Super Bowl champion sharing war stories with student coaches and sleeping on an air mattress not all that far from Stretch’s closet; precisely when and where Stretch began cultivating and collecting stories all his own.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The alliance, which farms more than just watermelons, had the Watermelon Crawl at several different locations over the years, Chope said.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
-
Its land is farmed communally, and its lord, Master Kent (Harry Melling), is a benevolent soul who prefers coaxing and rewarding to ordering and punishing.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Leaves harvested after flowering may be tough and bitter.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
-
That hunt was planned to be seven-day event, but it was closed after just two days because bears were harvested too rapidly.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Water the new perennial thoroughly following planting to settle the soil around the roots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
-
Their goal is to plant and grow these native Mexican corns at their Mesa Agricola farm, then nixtamalize the kernels to make their own masa in-house.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The thing is, those casts tend to be younger, unmarried, and childless; the stakes of their drunken antics are lower, less likely to land them in court or rehab and their kids, who in the case of The Valley families are too little to be consensual participants in the Bravo universe, in therapy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
-
This could be hugely important in the U.K., where the national health system is administered locally through trusts that tend to work independently of each other.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share