gleanings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Some chopped-down gleanings don’t drop, exactly, but come indoors as the stuff of impromptu arrangements that merge vivid tropical foliage with native fall wildflowers.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
“Selected Letters of Norman Mailer” is a pile of mostly minor gleanings from a major writer.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2014
You can also sign up to participate in the organization's farmers market gleanings, collecting boxes of fresh produce from local farmers to donate to various direct-service agencies for the needy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2014
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
It's absurd that we are free to determine our method and criteria for gleaning, but not the number of gleanings we accomplish.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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