Example Sentences

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The seed Mr Obasanjo sowed then has germinated and the harvested fruit is now giving Nigerians toothache.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2011

It may be shown, I think, that the Family, as held together by the Patria Potestas, is the nidus out of which the entire Law of Persons has germinated.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir

File the tough skin off one end of the seed, and steep it in hot water for a few hours before it is sown, then stand it in a hot place till it has germinated.

From Gardening for the Million by Pink, Alfred

After the seed has germinated the beds may be thinned so that the seedlings will have more room to develop.

From The School Book of Forestry by Pack, Charles Lathrop

Where such a school has germinated, no matter how poor it be, it will throw out roots, and sooner or later the population will be able to read and write.

From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf