How to Use tree in a Sentence

tree

noun
  • He chopped down the tree.
  • Our tree went up Christmas Eve and down the day after the Epiphany (Jan. 6).
    — WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Close to midday, the group emerged from the wash and walked up a dirt trail above the tamarisk and willow trees.
    — The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
  • The high levels of tree pollen in and around the city Friday seem destined to return.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • During windstorms, the trunks of falling trees take bites out of walls, and their limbs whisk stones down to the soil.
    — Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The agency warned the winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around objects that aren't secured.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • And some birds like new trees, some birds like old trees, some birds like the undergrowth and so on.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • One of the mothers was dry-humping a tree, wasted off her brain.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • In a car: Park away from power lines, poles, trees, bridges, buildings and large signs.
    — Cameron Fozi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The strongest of those could have winds strong enough to take down trees and power lines as well as hail and heavy rain.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 9 July 2023
  • The greenish field is covered with brown leaves, tree stumps and small branches.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
  • My children could see our neighbor’s olive and lemon trees.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • For example, don’t plant them in the center of the yard, in line with neighbors’ trees, or straight out from the corner of the house.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, Her Majesty is rumored to have even planted a tree on the property.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The trees behind it are scorched and a lamppost is entirely knocked over.
    — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Hard to see room for you between apple and rotten tree.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The reading forestry area has a large model of a tree that students can go inside.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Vegan and gluten-free items are marked on the menu, as are dishes made with tree nuts or seed oils.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Everybody knows what a tree is, so why doesn’t Arbor Day just shut the f— up and go with Tree Day.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In O’Meara’s prime, more tall, thick trees defended No. 13.
    — Alan Blinder Doug Mills Chris O’Riley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Native to Japan, the cherry blossom trees that draw crowds to the Washington, D.C.
    — Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The fungus covers nearby homes and cars in a sooty black film, choking trees and shrubs.
    — Travis Loller, Fortune, 8 July 2023
  • The indoor tree likes bright indirect light and needs water every one to two weeks or when the soil is dry to the touch.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The car then smashed into a tree and flipped over, according to police.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The trees are debarked in around another nine years to allow for enough growth time.
    — Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023
  • At the Tidal Basin, the cherry trees, which reached peak bloom almost two weeks ago, have lost many petals from their blossoms.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • There are enough of these in one pack to help create a cohesive tree design.
    — Erin Mayer, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The new cell received less light due to the tall, gorgeous plane and mulberry trees right outside.
    — Hossein Derakhshan, WIRED, 21 July 2023
  • Already, some West African farmers are racing to plant new trees.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The eggs will hatch after six to 10 weeks and the cicada nymphs will burrow themselves into the ground, attaching to the tree's roots.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024

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