How to Use sod in a Sentence

sod

noun

• Those knifelike blades cut through the sod and pull out thatch.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• For a hard-sided pool, any sod will have to be dug up, and sand added on top of the dirt.
  — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
• The grass was grown at a local sod farm in a process that began in May 2021.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2023
• The grass is grown in Palm Desert and the sod is transported to Pasadena.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
• Remove the old lawn, lay new sod, and keep it well-watered for a few weeks.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023
• In the courtyard of this Atlanta cottage, there's not a square inch of sod in sight.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 13 June 2023
• Fill bare spots in lawns left from summer pests with sod or plugs.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
• The sod has been rolled out on the infield dirt at Toyota Field and the pitching mound has been scraped away.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 11 Oct. 2022
• Before any sod is laid on the field, the entire field needs a new drainage system.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 11 Aug. 2023
• Some people cut the sod, turn it over and then cover it with sheet mulching to try to ensure the grass dies.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
• Use earth removed from the pit to sod and insulate the shelter walls.
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
• Others play pie-in-the-face with doormat-sized hunks of upturned sod.
  — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 25 July 2022
• The biocrust was grown atop biodegradable weed mats, and after it was allowed to dry, the mats were rolled up like sod.
  — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• For grassy areas, start by cutting and scraping away the sod.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, ELLE Decor, 22 Aug. 2023
• Remove the crabgrass, then add new sod or plugs to grow during the cooler months.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• People like them came to Nebraska, built houses out of sod and eked a life out of the state’s rich soil.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• Even turf can be put on drip with grid systems installed under the sod.
  — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• That ball seemed to be in the air for 25 minutes before Jones plucked it from the sky, buried would-be tackler Mac Jones in the sod, and took it 48 yards for the score.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2022
• Soil covered with sod or a thick weed cover is not the place to plant wildflowers.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• In these ecosystems, peat builds up as spongy dark soil that’s sometimes referred to as sod or turf.
  — Julie Loisel, The Conversation, 7 Dec. 2020
• Let the English village fall back into the English sod.
  — Grace Lavery, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2022
• The church members plan to install a birdbath and planters, add perennials and put down new sod.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2023
• For new garden beds: Remove sod or weeds to expose soil.
  — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
• According to Toma, the sod used for the Super Bowl is grown for 18 months before being put down on game day.
  — Claudia Harmata, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2023
• People cover their porches with sod, grow vines in the living room.
  — Charles McGrath, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• Seed varieties of zoysia and bermudagrass are available, but the best way to start either type is with sod or plugs.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
• If there is thick grass sod beneath the tree, use a pipe to punch holes 12 inches deep in the sod beneath the drip line of the tree and apply the fertilizer in the holes.
  — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
• The boys rode on a baseball field with a sod infield, white mums for the baseline and an outfield covered with red roses.
  — Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
• New rolls of sod were laid near Wellington Arch, where the coffin was transferred to a hearse for the 25-mile trip to the queen's final resting place in Windsor.
  — Kevin Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
• Bumping a goal post or tearing up the sod could delay the game and turn into a full-fledged disaster.
  — Allen St. John, Popular Mechanics, 11 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024