Example Sentences

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By May, the tree canopy will leaf out and hog the sun, but for now, the spring ephemerals are basking.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2017

"Me live wid de Capitaine; me never will leaf de Capitaine—never, never, never!" he answered eagerly.

From My Young Days by Konewka, Paul