Example Sentences

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This represents a considerable time investment for farmers new to the species, and risk - fruitfulness is not guaranteed.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

He spent years on the new book, but wrote much of it during the pandemic, a time of unexpected fruitfulness because it allowed him to fall so deeply into his made-up story.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022

You have the idea but feel stuck, hamstrung, overwhelmed by your literary forebears: mist and mellow fruitfulness have been done to death.

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2016

According to “Amoris Laetitia,” “We also do well to remember that procreation and adoption are not the only ways of experiencing the fruitfulness of love.”

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2016

The Hebrew term for sheep signifies, in its etymology, fruitfulness, abundance, plenty—indicative of the blessings which they were destined to confer upon the human family.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert