field guide
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He seems to have taken it not as a critique but as a field guide to the clientele he sought; he reread the book regularly throughout his life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
This can be helped by foraging with field guide to confirm species and avoid confusion, the Woodland Trust says.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024
“Picture a Garden” is a child’s field guide to nature and an introduction to a world of amazement where plants — and gardeners — play together.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024
My late Uncle Pepe was an avid mushroom hunter, rising early on late-summer Saturdays, field guide in hand, to head to a local New York City park for his weekly forage.
From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023
I was annoyed because I’d wanted to stop at the art store for some pens for the field guide with the money my dad had given me—a ten-minute mission.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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