cactuses
- plural of cactus.
Example Sentences
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PHOENIX—On a desolate stretch of land dotted with cactuses some 30 minutes north of Phoenix, more than 30 cranes tower over a construction site 2½ times the size of New York City’s Central Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Among the cactuses in the desert of Arizona, just outside Phoenix, an extraordinary collection of buildings are emerging that will shape the future of the global economy and the world.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
After a few hours of falling down into desert washes and getting spiked by cactuses, the group realized they were in trouble.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024
Working together, they installed new cactuses, succulents, boulders, a hot tub and a galvanized steel cowboy tub for their boys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2024
We had all seen the clumps of prickly pear cactuses that were growing everywhere.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
