How to Use cactus in a Sentence

cactus

noun
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  • The scent of smoke still lingers in the air as a stem from a cactus falls to the ground.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
  • The cactus in front of her huge view of the great outdoors.
    — Essence, 20 July 2022
  • Learn what to do if you get pricked by a cactus on the trail.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
  • The mask of a human face emerges cactus-like from a pot.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Sonoran Desert.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2021
  • But mixed in among the plants were green packages — 590 of them — the same size as the cactus pads.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Prickly pear cactus and gnarled olive trees cling to the slope.
    — Andrea Frazzetta, National Geographic, 29 Dec. 2019
  • From the lyrics of a song sung in Polish by a plush dancing cactus.
    — Ian Buruma, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • The tent campsites are located way in the back, among the scrub brush and cactus.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 July 2024
  • The saguaro cactus has been living in the region for more than 5,000 years, Borg said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2021
  • As with most succulents, the brain cactus is easy to take care of.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The technician, named Nina, found the dog stuck in a cactus in Phoneix.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Pausing to pull a cactus paddle from the back of his hand, Heinert looked back through the scope.
    — Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Lebow had the park’s palm trees and cactus plants largely to himself.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 17 Sep. 2020
  • For 364 nights a year, the night-blooming cereus looks like a withered cactus.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Around 50 to 70 years old, the cactus would have started sprouting arms.
    — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • And there were a handful of votes each for the bat, basketball and cactus.
    — Megan Stringer, Axios, 23 July 2024
  • And my entire camera roll on my phone is full of walls and cactus and tiles.
    — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Curreri had prepared four easels and sketched the lines of the cactus on each canvas.
    — Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020
  • The best time to move your Christmas cactus is before the flower buds start to form.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • In the end, the Key Largo tree cactus may not have a future in a wild made too wild by the climate crisis.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 July 2024
  • Start with a small pot and add in a cactus potting mix ($5, Walmart).
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Who knew that one cactus genus could have so many festive species?
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • All the while trying to find a good home for Adolfo, Hugo’s cactus that used to belong to his dad.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Dec. 2022
  • In the end, the judges deemed Evelyn Garcia the cactus and chiltepin challenge winner.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022
  • The classic water teether gets a fun new spin with Itzy Ritzy’s three-pack of cool cactus shapes.
    — Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Big green and purple barrel cactus bounce along the crisp white walls.
    — azcentral, 6 June 2019
  • Wind in your hair, and nothing but black asphalt, cracked soil, and cactus for miles.
    — Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Christmas cactus buds start forming when the days grow short in fall.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The filmmakers prepare us by removing the thorns of the cactus pear and slicing open the fruit across its center.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025

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