Example Sentences

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They also dropped by Pyongyang's top cadre school, where they planted a fir tree symbolising their evergreen friendship, Xinhua reported.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In December, a stone highway marker honoring Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, suddenly appeared in Marion Square, planted alongside a major thoroughfare in a hub of picnics, farmers markets and celebrations in Charleston, S.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I fully re-landscaped the backyard; purchased new patio furniture; planted trees that have grown nicely and provide shade that wasn’t there before.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

The suspected failure of a cooling system, and the introduction of heat to a pressurized tank with MMA, planted the seeds of a potential catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Then Dad planted the ladder in the coat room and climbed up to hang a new bell rope.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck