How to Use Arbor Day in a Sentence

Arbor Day

noun
  • 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
  • The hedge has tripled in height, and four enormous pines, once Arbor Day twiglets, sway above the roofline like drunken soldiers.
    Longreads, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Plant a tree, shrub or vine on National Arbor Day (April 28).
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Dozens came out to the tree-planting event as part of Arbor Day celebrations.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022
  • With the aid of a miracle, Stan and his sister discover the true meaning of Arbor Day.
    Chris Norris, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Nowadays, every state marks Arbor Day, usually on the last Friday in April, which this year is the 29th.
    Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Even better: For each bottle purchased, the brand will plant a tree through the Arbor Day Foundation.
    Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2022
  • The nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation said its new goal is 500 million in the next five years.
    Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Trees add a new layer of wood between the bark and the trunk each growing season, according to The Arbor Day Foundation.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • As National Arbor Day approaches (April 28 this year), consider adding a tree to your personal landscape.
    Kathy McKee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • This year marks the 152nd anniversary of Arbor Day, an annual holiday dedicated to planting trees.
    Christina Montoya Fiedler, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Arkansas Arbor Day is celebrated annually on the third Monday of March.
    Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Even nonprofit carbon offset project developers like the Arbor Day Foundation, who have access to private money from companies that have made net-zero pledges, know a squeeze is coming.
    Jesse Klein, Wired, 6 Apr. 2021
  • One beaded and embroidered elephant pillowcase, and one commemorative Arbor Day pen-and-pencil set, also gifts to Mayor Dinkins.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Cities had to meet four requirements to be considered: cities must have a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per resident and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation, the outlet said.
    Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 5 May 2021
  • Applications received by 4 p.m. April 28 (Arbor Day), will be given priority.
    Rich Heileman, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • To support efforts, Harper recommends volunteering and attending Arbor Day events and tree planting ceremonies.
    Tricia Glass, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022

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