How to Use clover in a Sentence
clover
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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 -
Of four honey types studied, clover had the highest survival rate of probiotics.
— Sarah Garone, Health, 16 Aug. 2024 -
And within the clover family, traditional red and white clover aren’t the only options.
— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
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