mown
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- unmown adjective
Example Sentences
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The decline of their natural habitat means curlew often breed in farmers' hayfields where their nests can be destroyed if the grass is mown in May or June, before chicks have had time to fledge.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Some greens have deep rough on one side and closely mown areas on the other that send balls rolling some 20 yards away.
From Washington Times • May 17, 2023
Opportunities for subtlety, though few and far between, are mown down with theatrical oomph.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2022
Over the years, he recorded the date of flowering from the mown field as well as a similar grass field that was not mown.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
No houses had been built, but the lots were marked with surveying stakes, and the grass was freshly mown.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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