How to Use arbor in a Sentence

arbor

noun
  • The first step is to securely attach the line to the reel arbor.
    Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Grapes chandelier from the arbor and ripen on the tongue.
    Diane Mehta, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • The two stood in front of an arbor decked out in red and white flowers by Premier Events by Reema.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • For braided line, add a piece of electrical tape to the arbor to keep the line from slipping.
    Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This garden was born years ago when a big patch of lawn died beside a stone path than runs from the front steps through an arbor on the side of the house.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2021
  • Mourners gathered at a neighbor’s home under the shade of a grape arbor.
    Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The architect’s idea was to frame the horses with a large filigree arbor.
    Paul R. Messinger, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Beyond the ample shrubs, the lawn is dotted with rose beds and the garden includes charming touches like ponds and arbors.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
  • On a picnic table below the trellises of a small grape arbor, Maryna put out tea and sweets.
    New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Gardeners often plant the flame vine in a container supported by a small arbor, but the vine also will grow across the ground or at the base of a fence.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Reed held the first services under a brush arbor, moving to a wood frame building on Park Street and then to a building on Logansport Street.
    Nicole Bradford, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The exterior of the home features a stone patio, a wading pool with a waterfall, an arbor and two fans.
    Lia Picard, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Using thick wire, attach empty bottles to a fence or arbor.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Plus, there are many dining options: indoors in the main dining room, outdoors in the arbor tent, indoors at the spa (for lunch only), room service, or to-go.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • In this idyllic arbor, our young maiden, Queenie, met her swain, Mr. Darcy.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2022
  • My mother painted her in her garden, in summer, sitting in a folding lawn chair, a dappled grape arbor behind her, a blur of gold and green.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022
  • Place it in the shade of a tree or patio arbor and bring it back indoors when temperatures drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2021
  • The tune-up was completed when Romanski reinstalled the motor and used a long steel ruler to align the motor pulley with the pulley on the saw's arbor shaft.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The previous owners had planted an Italian-style garden, complete with plum trees and a grape arbor.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Fast growing; a single grapevine produces enough new growth every year to cover an arbor or provide shade over a terrace.
    Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • When contained to an arbor or trellis, wisteria’s fragrant and brightly colored tendrils stand out against the darkness and appear to float in the night.
    Molly Miller, housebeautiful.com, 8 June 2023
  • These perennials love to climb up an arbor or trellis or even cover a fence or column with proper support.
    Erynn Hassinger, Country Living, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Her brother, my great-uncle, tended a huge arbor of grapes outside their Bakersfield home.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In 2013, Colvin was running an arbor-service company but was looking for a way to employ more of the community.
    oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2021
  • A couple of cross members on the arbor have broken, planks that retain beds have decayed and paths meticulously weeded just a month ago are full of nutsedge and prostrate spurge again.
    Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • The book’s cover features two smiling grooms in skinny-fit suits standing beneath an arbor, and a tiny flower girl, about my son’s age, wearing a bright yellow dress.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022
  • The couple said their vows underneath a garden arbor flanked with native flora the couple sourced and arranged themselves.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Your description sounds like there are carpenter bees searching for mates and favorable sites to construct nests in the vicinity of your arbor.
    Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2021
  • Seedless, disease-resistant varieties are easy to grow and when trained on an arbor, fence or trellis, can add beauty to any landscape.
    oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
  • If the patio is not adjacent to the house, consider mounting lights on tree limbs, an arbor, wood posts or decorative lampposts.
    Bhg.com, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021

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