Example Sentences

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CIM Caribbean Foundation estimates that it has planted 1.5 hectares worth of 20 different coral species thanks to the team of former fishermen.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

However, he added the group found about 100 elm trees in the Quantocks and has planted 430 more disease resistant elms across 38 plots of land.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Araceli, seen at 16, has planted lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli in the Santa Maria Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

This is one of approximately 1,700 crosses Alvaro has planted across the desert as part of his project, “Donde Mueren Los Sueños.”

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

Rather, the lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than to crops, more to Golden Rule than gold, more to the proper choice than to the popular choice.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson