crepe myrtle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crepe myrtle
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Brown made it across a vacant lot next to his house, crossed the road and crashed into a crepe myrtle in Gordon’s front yard.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2021
After the car smashed into a crepe myrtle a few yards from Mr. Brown’s house, she said, they took him out of the car and began chest compressions.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2021
My parents live in a lovely neighbourhood of roomy stucco homes, nestled on cul-de-sac blocks, adorned with crepe myrtle trees and dogwoods.
From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2020
Gamble’s lovely photo of an Eastern gray squirrel reaching up to some pink crepe myrtle blossoms as rain begins to fall is the winner of the 2020 Washington Post Squirrel Week Squirrel Photography Contest.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2020
Henry swings a violent U-turn that takes down a little crepe myrtle tree on the island between lanes, and we’re beached there, spinning our wheels, kicking up leaves and pink flowers.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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