Example Sentences

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This allows for a finer mince on the stems to reduce woodiness and preserves more of the parsley.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2023

Like Dryope changed into a tree, with the woodiness creeping up her limbs and the glove in her passive hand, she stood with her arm flung upward.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

In the silo, the fermentation would largely overcome the woodiness of the stems.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)

Thick seeding is preferable to prevent coarseness and woodiness in the growth of the plants.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas

How will you give your characters real presence, an allowance to take away from them unintentional archetypes or woodiness?

From The Land of Look Behind by Brown, Paul Cameron