Example Sentences

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I’m intrigued by the tension in Jake Skeet’s poem: Its title juxtaposes love with death, and its rhythms press against the nettle-like images.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022

The dead Nettles are so named as having no sting, but possessing nettle-like leaves.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

It is called by some the Hedge Dead Nettle, from its nettle-like leaves, and the place of its growth.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

In the lower grounds are a variety of weedy bushes, and open waste places are covered everywhere with a nettle-like wild mint.

From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel

The husk is densely covered with nettle-like bristles, which are quite irritating to tender hands.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.