Example Sentences

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Those were the starter trees that spread the seed that had germinated and was now thriving in the open sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Mile-a-minute had germinated quickly in the sunlight and was now climbing into the oaks and sugar maples.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2014

In the fertile valley of the Rapido, below Monte Cassino, the seed buried in the spring had germinated and borne fruit.

From Time Magazine Archive

No. After several weeks the first seedling emerged; within five months 29 seeds had germinated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Either they were bulbs she had already planted or they had been in the sack so long they had germinated.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison