How to Use deadhead in a Sentence
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Uber spokesman Harry Hartfield said the company is still not convinced that the garage is the best way to cut down on the deadhead trips.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
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Avoid warm drafts to prolong flowering, and deadhead spent flowers and yellow leaves by pulling off the entire stem near the foliage line.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 Oct. 2022
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Use zinnias as cut flowers or deadhead spent blooms to encourage new blooms.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
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After all, a deadhead relaxing in a passenger seat is paid the same as a working crew member.
—Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
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Living deadheads can welcome this new musical, which draws on the music and lyrics of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
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After blooming, deadhead and retain the green shoots until brown, then remove.
—Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
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Then again, as one superfan explains in this film, most don’t become Deadheads without some sort of mentor.
—Jordan Hoffman, VanityFair.com, 26 Jan. 2017
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Beyond a dwindling number of beachcombers hoping to make a buck, and mariners wishing to avoid striking deadheads, why should anyone care?
—Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018
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In very hot inland areas, be more conservative and deadhead very lightly.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
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Every summer since 2016 – save for the pandemic years – the population of the town practically doubles due to Deadheads.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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Deadheads know everything there is to know about late frontman Jerry Garcia, his bandmates, and every nuanced version of every Dead song ever played.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 2 June 2017
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Recently Jonah Hill has been dressing like a former deadhead turned dad, recovered burnout, and grillmaster who just likes to unwind on weekends.
—Liz Raiss, GQ, 1 June 2018
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Weed if necessary, apply generous mulch if needed, and deadhead spent flowers.
—Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 25 May 2023
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And like the Dead, whose legions of fanatical followers proudly call themselves Deadheads, Buffett boasts his own cult -- the Parrotheads, a high-flying group that regards his cheery brand of tropical rock as something of a musical holy grail.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
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Most gardeners weed by hand (rather than using chemicals), deadhead spent flowers, water and feed plants, treat and prevent infestations, edge, mulch, plant annuals and prune beyond shaping a shrub into a ball or cone.
—Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
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This approach allows an Origin to make multiple deliveries on each trip, thus minimizing the deadhead miles and reducing unit costs and road congestion.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
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Well, for one, the sound quality is a vast improvement over the bootlegs Deadheads already know, plus elegant, colorful packaging adds additional appeal.
—Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
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Even at-home style was dominated by two completely different aesthetics: cottagecore versus gratitude journal deadhead.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2020
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Uber spokesman Harry Hartfield said the company is still not convinced that the garage is the best way to cut down on the deadhead trips.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
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Avoid warm drafts to prolong flowering, and deadhead spent flowers and yellow leaves by pulling off the entire stem near the foliage line.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 Oct. 2022
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Use zinnias as cut flowers or deadhead spent blooms to encourage new blooms.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
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After all, a deadhead relaxing in a passenger seat is paid the same as a working crew member.
—Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
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Living deadheads can welcome this new musical, which draws on the music and lyrics of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
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After blooming, deadhead and retain the green shoots until brown, then remove.
—Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
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Then again, as one superfan explains in this film, most don’t become Deadheads without some sort of mentor.
—Jordan Hoffman, VanityFair.com, 26 Jan. 2017
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Beyond a dwindling number of beachcombers hoping to make a buck, and mariners wishing to avoid striking deadheads, why should anyone care?
—Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018
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In very hot inland areas, be more conservative and deadhead very lightly.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
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Every summer since 2016 – save for the pandemic years – the population of the town practically doubles due to Deadheads.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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Deadheads know everything there is to know about late frontman Jerry Garcia, his bandmates, and every nuanced version of every Dead song ever played.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 2 June 2017
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Recently Jonah Hill has been dressing like a former deadhead turned dad, recovered burnout, and grillmaster who just likes to unwind on weekends.
—Liz Raiss, GQ, 1 June 2018
- She's out in the garden deadheading the rosebushes.
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On the least healthy bushes, maintain foliage and deadhead just the bloom.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
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Or hired a private bus with driver to take the passengers or deadhead crew to Louisville.
—David Koenig, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2017
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Most flight attendants would rather deadhead than work a flight.
—Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
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Second, when the flowers are finished making their show, deadhead the old blooms to keep them from going to seed.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022
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Goldfinches feed on the seed heads of my coneflowers, so cutting them back or deadheading removes this food source for the birds.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
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Combine the spinosad treatment option with deadheading with a string mower when and if the foliage shows any lace bug symptoms.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2018
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As flowers start to fade, deadhead frequently to encourage new buds and blooms.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022
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New bushes planted this year, as well as climbers, old garden roses and large shrubs should only be deadheaded and not fall pruned.
—Rita Perwich, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
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If deadheaded, a single plant will produce dozens of flowers over a two-month period.
—Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018
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The latest rules are supposed to reduce deadheading by 30 percent.
—BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2019
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Keep deadheading annual flowers and pulling out dead ones.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 5 Sep. 2019
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The plants literally cover themselves with flowers when in full bloom, and the plants stay neat looking without deadheading.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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Each plant will repeat bloom if deadheaded after flowers fade.
—Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2017
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Managed in this way, the plant can be deadheaded to prevent seed production and encourage a second period of bloom.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 14 June 2019
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Keep plant blooms deadheaded after they are finished blooming.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 27 June 2019
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Kris doesn't deadhead her peonies even though some people believe that doing so can increase the flowers of certain varieties the following year.
—Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020
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Village Gardeners remove weeds, deadhead all flowers lining the sidewalks, sweep leaves and water plants.
—Brandy Miceli, The Mercury News, 12 May 2017
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Another good reason to deadhead is to encourage flowers to rebloom.
—Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
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Garden with lower maintenance plants that don’t need as much water, pruning, staking and deadheading.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2019
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Continue to deadhead: Remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants, such as foxglove, columbine, snapdragon and dianthus.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
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Whenever practical, continue to deadhead cool-season annuals such as pansies, snapdragons and dianthus to keep them blooming through the spring.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
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Then we're instructed about watering, feeding, mulching, staking and deadheading.
—Homes & Gardens Of The Northwest Staff, OregonLive.com, 30 May 2018
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Tickseed (Coreopsis): A perennial with yellow, orange, maroon or red flowers that bloom from March through November if kept deadheaded.
—Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 14 July 2017
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Troubleshooting tips are specific, from deadheading to natural pesticides, and in typical Martha Stewart fashion, there is a chapter on tools and vessels for arranging flowers.
—Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
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Try to deadhead as regularly as possible to encourage continued flowering.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 8 July 2017
- She's out in the garden deadheading the rosebushes.
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On the least healthy bushes, maintain foliage and deadhead just the bloom.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
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Or hired a private bus with driver to take the passengers or deadhead crew to Louisville.
—David Koenig, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2017
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Most flight attendants would rather deadhead than work a flight.
—Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
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