Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In my Connecticut backyard, I’ve been reclaiming the turf under my maples and birches by planting native ferns, geraniums and woodland asters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Around 700,000 years ago, dense forests of pines, birches, and chestnut relatives gave way to more open habitats with larger patches of grassland.
From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024
The forest grew thicker on both sides of the road — birches, chestnuts, clusters of pines.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
As soon as we get just a few more warm days, evergreen trees — cedars, junipers, alders and birches — will start their annual reproductive ritual and release lots of pollen, she said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022
Then I heard a cry in the grasses up near the white birches.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
