Example Sentences

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Shemesh Farms, which employs adults with diverse abilities, will cultivate the garden on an ongoing basis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Its aims appear to be twofold: to appeal to print nostalgists while modernizing in ways that will cultivate a new generation of readers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

I will cultivate that little beard if they need me to.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2020

“We hope the mainstream media will cultivate stronger standards of accuracy, fairness and balance going forward.”

From Fox News • Jun. 4, 2019

The wise college girl will cultivate simplicity, that she may be in harmony with her surroundings, and that she may have a free mind.

From Talks to Freshman Girls by Brown, Helen Dawes