How to Use cactus in a Sentence

cactus

noun

• The scent of smoke still lingers in the air as a stem from a cactus falls to the ground.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
• The cactus in front of her huge view of the great outdoors.
  — Essence, 20 July 2022
• Learn what to do if you get pricked by a cactus on the trail.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
• The mask of a human face emerges cactus-like from a pot.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
• The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Sonoran Desert.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2021
• But mixed in among the plants were green packages — 590 of them — the same size as the cactus pads.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
• Prickly pear cactus and gnarled olive trees cling to the slope.
  — Andrea Frazzetta, National Geographic, 29 Dec. 2019
• From the lyrics of a song sung in Polish by a plush dancing cactus.
  — Ian Buruma, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
• The tent campsites are located way in the back, among the scrub brush and cactus.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 July 2024
• The saguaro cactus has been living in the region for more than 5,000 years, Borg said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2021
• As with most succulents, the brain cactus is easy to take care of.
  — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 13 Aug. 2020
• The technician, named Nina, found the dog stuck in a cactus in Phoneix.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
• Pausing to pull a cactus paddle from the back of his hand, Heinert looked back through the scope.
  — Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2022
• Lebow had the park’s palm trees and cactus plants largely to himself.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 17 Sep. 2020
• For 364 nights a year, the night-blooming cereus looks like a withered cactus.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
• Around 50 to 70 years old, the cactus would have started sprouting arms.
  — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• And there were a handful of votes each for the bat, basketball and cactus.
  — Megan Stringer, Axios, 23 July 2024
• Curreri had prepared four easels and sketched the lines of the cactus on each canvas.
  — Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020
• The best time to move your Christmas cactus is before the flower buds start to form.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
• In the end, the Key Largo tree cactus may not have a future in a wild made too wild by the climate crisis.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 July 2024
• Start with a small pot and add in a cactus potting mix ($5, Walmart).
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2021
• Who knew that one cactus genus could have so many festive species?
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
• All the while trying to find a good home for Adolfo, Hugo’s cactus that used to belong to his dad.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Dec. 2022
• In the end, the judges deemed Evelyn Garcia the cactus and chiltepin challenge winner.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022
• The classic water teether gets a fun new spin with Itzy Ritzy’s three-pack of cool cactus shapes.
  — Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
• Wind in your hair, and nothing but black asphalt, cracked soil, and cactus for miles.
  — Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
• The hat also featured Arizona's area codes and a big picture of a cactus on the front.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2021
• And then between the two, there’s nothing but three rattlesnakes and a cactus.
  — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2021
• Water the Christmas cactus when the soil is dry, but never let the plant sit in standing water.
  — Jackie Nance-Sons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
• Like other cacti, the Christmas cactus lacks true leaves.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Jan 2025