Leaves of Grass

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a book of poems (first edition, 1855; final edition, 1891–92) by Walt Whitman.

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How to use Leaves of Grass in a sentence

“Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well.
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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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It leaves the impression that the airplane hit the water and sank whole.
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Every single one of them leaves a footprint online, however minor it may be.
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The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
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Tobacco at this period was also rolled up in the leaves of the Palm and smoked.
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The Spaniards since have substituted paper for the leaves of maize, in imitation of them.
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Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.
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The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
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She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
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Cultural definitions for Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

(1855) A collection of poems by Walt Whitman, written mainly in free verse. Published with revisions every few years until Whitman's death in 1892, it contains such well-known poems as “I Hear America Singing,” “Song of Myself,” and “O Captain, My Captain.”