Example Sentences

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Others are cultivating the same crops, but opting to use less fertilizer, raising the likelihood of lower yields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

We are cultivating solidarity and pushing back through every channel that we have—and building more capacity to fight for our community every day.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

As the race to build ever-larger AI models heats up, tech giants like Google are cultivating relationships with the startups at the cutting edge of the field.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

In the project’s nursery, she and her small staff are cultivating microbes and mycorrhizal fungi collected from soil near the site, to help the plants absorb the water and nutrients they need from the soil.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

We are cultivating a certain air of refinement and haughty reserve which enables us at times to fool the best judges.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill