How to Use clover in a Sentence

clover

noun
  • Spray it in a way that the beads of weedkiller don’t roll off the leaves of the clover.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 2 July 2020
  • In fact, clover lawns have their own set of pros and cons.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 June 2023
  • Friends are like four-leaf clovers: hard to find, lucky to have.
    Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Choose the cover crop — like legumes, clover, etc. — to meet the soil’s needs.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
  • And we were drawn to the idea of the clover as a lucky charm and a pendant of friendship.
    Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Take the kids on an adventure in search of lucky four-leaf clovers.
    Annie O’Sullivan, Woman's Day, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Think of Horton carrying all of Whoville on the head of a clover.
    Gregory Pardlo, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2017
  • Mr. Fox had a lovely clover lapel pin on his dark gray suit.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 23 June 2017
  • Some people consider the plants to bring good luck because of the clover shape of the leaves.
    Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • With their clover-like leaves, these shamrock plants should be on your list.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The rest of the does and fawns appear in the clover one by one, trickling from the timber to the tall grass and then into range.
    Natalie Krebs, Field & Stream, 29 May 2020
  • Try ferns, clover, the emerging baby leaves of columbine, even cut up some chives.
    oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2020
  • That will allow you to coat the leaves of the clover without getting it all over the entire lawn.
    Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The four-leaf clover has, well, four leaves and next to nothing to do with Saint Patrick’s Day or Ireland.
    Erika Harwood, Vanities, 6 Mar. 2017
  • Her front right leg is shorter than the others, has no nails and her foot pads are in the shape of a four-leaf clover.
    Valerie Stefancin, cleveland, 1 July 2021
  • Adding clover will do very little for the plot during the first season, true.
    Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Dear Dr. Dirt: There is a little weed that looks like clover in flower beds.
    Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The clover program goes hand-in-hand with a ryegrass program.
    Nick Perry, ajc, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The house is decked out in green, with four-leaf clovers and shamrocks everywhere.
    Kaila White, azcentral, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Fenugreek is a clover-like herb with a smell and taste similar to maple syrup.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The name is from the owners’ dual Irish and Lebanese heritages (clover shamrocks and spearmint).
    Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 30 May 2017
  • Final Note: A lot of folks ask why there’s a four-leaf clover (quadrifoglio) on the car’s front fender.
    Mark Savage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2017
  • That area has lost wetland areas with clover bees feed on.
    Seth Borenstein, Twin Cities, 19 June 2019
  • There are many crops that will help with this, to name a few, oats, vetch, rye, clover, Austrian pea, etc.
    oregonlive, 1 May 2021
  • As a finishing touch garnish with a lime wedge and clovers.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The tonnage that chicory provides allows a small plot to feed more deer than a pure clover plot of the same size.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
  • Fortunately for the Fighting Irish, the luck of the four-sided clover was on their side.
    Jaiden Campana, Philly.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • It’s like finding a four-leaf clover or a winning a scratch-off ticket.
    Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 11 May 2022
  • In such places, my spirit lifted to the sight of the drifts of white clover or the clouds of purple vetch, with here and there the flaming cup of a wood lily.
    Rachel Carson, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 1950
  • Readers will find a pop music playlist and a recipe for her grandmother’s clover dinner rolls.
    Amanda Uhle, Washington Post, 9 July 2024

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