gleanings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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In another scene in the documentary, she holds out one hand piled with the latest Clematis gleanings, each seed still attached to its feathery brown tail.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Among its gleanings, the poll found that the American dream is alive and well, at least among those who came from abroad, despite the sour mood that suffuses much of the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023
It's clearly the gleanings of a lifetime's reading, and Crotty has walked a nice line between poetry that deals with Ireland, with questions of Irish character and history, and poetry qua poetry.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010
The inspiration was in his gleanings, he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2010
Not even large-scale gleanings get on the news.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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