How to Use grove in a Sentence

grove

noun
  • Estes looks at the trees and then back out at the dying groves around him.
    Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Look for the groves of maple trees, which locals tap for syrup.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
  • The two reach the valley where Elsa points out a grove and then a tree.
    Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The birches in a grove, stretching all the way to the sky, the moon sliding into place?
    Hazlitt, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Check out the Giant Sequoia trees which is the largest grove in Yosemite.
    Karen Cicero, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
  • When nature called, the duo pulled off the road near an orange grove.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Mature trees, a guest house and a small citrus grove filled out the half-acre grounds.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The first reported planting of a grove in Texas was in 1893.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The ceremony took place in a grove of trees, the aisle lined with white rose petals.
    Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 26 June 2024
  • The group walks past the football field, along the edge of a grove and reaches a little clearing.
    Vogue, 3 Mar. 2022
  • There are rolling and rocky hills, tall pine forests, coves, bays, olive groves and beaches — five of them.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Guests were given bags to fill with the petals, then tossed them into the air as the couple walked through the grove.
    New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Peace to be found in a quiet grove of tall trees or on the bank of a remote river.
    Lauren Melink, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Hartmans work around a small grove of old growth oaks that have seen the change of century.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The aroma of nutmeg wafted through the grove, with some trees more than 75 years old.
    Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The four settlers were in a clearing; one had an M16 and was walking along the edge of the terraced grove of olive trees.
    Shane Bauer, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • At 6-foot-5, Uiagalelei fills the pocket like an oak in a grove of aspen.
    Bill Oram, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Villa Lena grows its own wine and olive oil, and offers tours of the vineyard and groves for guests.
    Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 14 July 2023
  • Two years ago, the undeveloped part of the grove was bought by Save the Redwoods League.
    Brian Melley, ajc, 2 Nov. 2021
  • There was never any dispute that Rainey had cut back the tree grove in May 2021 or why.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2023
  • The path sloped gently downhill through fields with olive groves, cows grazing, and flocks of sheep and goats.
    Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The park is home to the oldest grove of live oaks in the world, some of which are estimated to be more than 700 years old.
    Mitti Hicks, Essence, 28 June 2024
  • So will the grove along the river where Summerfair and other events have been held.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
  • On a walk with Leong past the driving range to the monarch grove, Heptig pointed out his plans for the future.
    Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • There, amid a grove of pawpaw trees, were a few with the bulbous, lumpy fruits still clinging on.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The remains are located on coastal dunes and in olive groves some six miles south of Gaza City.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 July 2024
  • Waste compost from the mill enriches the soil of the surrounding groves.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe a quiet stone villa near Padua with views of the olive groves is more your speed.
    Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
  • The debris flow, as it’s called, smothered a grove of Douglas firs that were at least 100 years old.
    Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • If space permits, homeowners can recreate a slice of that with a small grove of oaks.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024

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