Example Sentences

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An obvious benefit, such as living near Hampstead Heath, became a great blessing, in those weeks when the underbrush was greening up and the first trees coming into blossom and leaf.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2020

I did not return to the merry-go-round until the snow was gone and the grass was greening among the stumps.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

Spring was greening the landscape in all directions.

From A Gamble with Life by Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto)

The grass was greening and all nature seemed turning to thoughts of love.

From Wild Animals I Have Known by Seton, Ernest Thompson