How to Use saguaro in a Sentence

saguaro

noun

• The lights planned for the wall could disrupt the bats that pollinate the saguaro.
  — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
• One of them was a 3-by-3-foot hole that led to a patch of saguaro cactuses and mesquite trees on the Chilton Ranch.
  — Eli Saslow Erin Schaff, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• At the base lies the saguaro-and-brittlebush landscape of the Sonoran Desert.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Bobcats have been known to climb tall trees and even saguaros, a type of cactus that can grow up to 66 feet tall.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 June 2018
• But a good overview starts at the Waddell Trail with its cholla, saguaro and paloverde.
  — Sonja Haller, azcentral, 16 Feb. 2015
• The saguaro, known as ha:sañ in the O’odham language, is a key species for Indigenous peoples.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 18 June 2020
• Those big fat raindrops kiss the ocotillo, dance among saguaro spines and water our vast herd of lizards.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
• In the best conditions, a saguaro cactus can live for hundreds of years.
  — Cam Wolf, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
• Even the saguaro cacti, which are endemic to the Sonoran Desert, can’t cool off enough at night.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
• Now splayed across the ground in several pieces, the saguaro will soon begin rotting.
  — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• At roughly the half-mile point, a gate near a huge saguaro marks where a rough dirt road parallels the river.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 19 Dec. 2019
• Just north of Greenway Road was wild desert, dirt roads through foothills, crazy saguaros with owl nests hanging out.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2018
• Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, but the saguaro is likely the most well-known.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
• Bike or hike along 182 miles of trails studded with the Mutt (saguaro) and Jeff (barrel) of cactuses.
  — Andrea Sachs, The Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2017
• Grab a drink under the twinkle-light wrapped saguaro or next to the glowing unicorn statue.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
• Tucson sent a 21-foot-tall saguaro cactus on a flatbed truck to Amazon in Seattle.
  — Nick Wingfield, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017
• But it’s been worth it for the desert’s charms: the temperate winters and the cholla and saguaro growing on the hillsides — even as the city gets hotter.
  — Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• Over near the guesthouse, a dead saguaro was lying horizontal on the ground.
  — Christine Smallwood, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
• Nor is the saguaro forest in the desert disappearing, despite concerns for the species’ health.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• The saguaro cactuses and desert flowers welcome the rain, as does the animal life.
  — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
• Sand and saguaro, coyote and stone, have as much or more claim on her empathy as any man or woman.
  — Justin Taylor, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2016
• There’s a short climb from the creek to a meadow lined with mesquite and saguaro, framed by a dramatic backdrop of mountain vistas.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
• To this day, tribal members pick acorns atop the mountains and saguaro cactus fruit below.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
• The second half of the trail follows the stream lined by sycamore, oak and hackberry, with big saguaro ambling down the slope as if pondering a swim.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
• Outside, lawn games and a small dance floor split up tables set between a saguaro wrapped in rainbow lights and a sparkling unicorn.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2017
• With the zeal of birders, the society’s 10 members are out to find as many of the crested saguaro as time and energy allow.
  — Eliza Collins, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023
• Cutting down a cactus, like Arizona's iconic saguaro, is a crime punishable with up to 25 years in prison and a hefty fine.
  — Stephanie Bennett, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2020
• Bats feed on the nectar of the flowers sprouting at the top of the saguaro, while in other parts of the plant, bird species live inside cavities carved by other birds.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2022
• At a different time, I was once compelled to give a burial to a great horned owl at the base of a saguaro where the Sonoran and the Mojave deserts blur together.
  — Glen Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021
• Keeping company with the ironwood trees are mesquite, paloverde, creosote and saguaro.
  — latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2017

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024