Example Sentences

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From July through the first frost, dahlias bloom in abundance in the Puget Sound Dahlia Association bed, which members have been planting annually since 1984.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Nagarjuna is among several farmers here who have been planting saplings of the oil palm tree in their fields this season.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2022

Not the edible kind that everyone likes, but the software kind that websites have been planting on your computer for years without your knowledge or consent.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2021

The lake has made a surprising comeback, and while local farmers have been planting again this year, they are still skeptical about the future.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2017

I enter the garden and find a corner behind a tree, away from the spot where community gardeners have been planting fruit trees and flowers and making the world glow a little more.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera