leaves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Leaves provide all three, whether you leave them where they fall, scatter them in perennial beds or put them in a compost pile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
“If She Ever Leaves Me,” sung by Carlile, tells the story of what happens when a cowboy eyes her partner in a bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
Leaves picked in spring also have higher levels compared to ones picked in autumn, indicating levels of oleuropein reduce as the leaves get older.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
Leaves with more complex networks fared better than those with simple branching; these leaves could survive even with holes disrupting up to 40% of the veins.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024
Leaves and small branches in front of us seemed to jump into the air.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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