How to Use cultivation in a Sentence

cultivation

noun
  • All of the cultivation, all of the breaking of the land, all of the harvesting was done with hand labor and mules.
    Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The best stuff, on the other hand, is shipped in from states where cultivation is legal.
    Noah Daly, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2021
  • Part of the decline was due to the elimination of a cultivation tax.
    Byverne Kopytoff, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, being in wine country, there are 50 to 75 acres of land ready for cultivation.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Half of those are for cultivation, none of which are yet active.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
  • But for her, the most significant change has been the cultivation of self-love.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The program has been built for longevity with the growth and cultivation of a feeder system..
    Tyler Foy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The pleasure that comes from the act of cultivation, however, is all yours.
    Danielle Chang, Town & Country, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The fall is a great time for stewardship and cultivation.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The full-bore messaging and cultivation of these donors and funders just isn’t out there.
    Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 20 July 2024
  • In May, Young is set to be among the first students at Oakton to earn the cultivation certificate as well.
    chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Because just dirt, water, and sunlight were used in the cultivation of this hemp, the CBD oil in these gummies is unique.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2023
  • The effort to curb the disease took shape in the 1920s when the country prevented the cultivation of rice and other crops near houses.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The cultivation has decreased; now very few fruits grow.
    Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Play up your role in their cultivation with this cute pair of Halloween costumes.
    Deborah Way, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Millions and millions of hectares of cultivation of bananas are based on one clone.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The rows should be 16 to 20 inches apart to allow ample room for cultivation.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Hour of Dusk and Gold, a deeper, darker scent, is based around their cultivation of wild Persian carrot.
    Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2021
  • In any land where there’s cultivation, bodies could be there.
    Tess Thackara, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Centuries of crop and rice cultivation made its way to the Americas via the trans-Atlantic slave trade routes.
    Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Staff was asked to bring back a draft plan to allow for three cultivation licenses.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2022
  • New businesses and thousands of new jobs are on tap for the cultivation, distribution and sale of the drug.
    New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The region's dense cloud forests favor the cultivation of coca leaves, a by-product of cocaine.
    Neil Giardino, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Locals have a strain of national pride in Gothenburg for their role in the tree’s cultivation and survival.
    Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Most of the world’s best soils are already under cultivation, and mowing down forests to plant corn or soybeans would lead to still more warming.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • But regulators took no action against those who grew the weed, a cultivation arm of the Kolas brand.
    Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
  • The spread of tobacco cultivation, which began in earnest in the mid-1610s, encouraged English colonists to seek out fresh soil for their fields.
    Peter C. Mancall, Time, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The weed will be grown at Green Thumb's cultivation facility in Ocala, which will be operational by the end of this year.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 23 Oct. 2022
  • While fireworks can certainly be present at the start of the relationship, passion can also take time and cultivation.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The country had experienced an explosion of rose cultivation over 10 years thanks to its mild climate and high elevation, going from a tiny industry to the fourth-largest exporter in the world.
    Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025

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