tree-hugging
- a word derived from tree-hugger.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But for Subaru’s tree-hugging clientele, the unkindest cut has been fuel economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The city’s nickname is a homage to California, and the easy-living, tree-hugging, sun-soaked stereotypes it evokes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
“We’re not doing this because we’re tree-hugging nature lovers.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022
Cartoonists and talk-show hosts ridiculed it, dismissing it as tree-hugging self-indulgence by middle-class baby boomers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Herman, a Marion High School social studies teacher, isn’t some tree-hugging granola type.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2016
