How to Use evergreen in a Sentence

evergreen

1 of 2 adjective
  • Most pines are evergreen trees.
  • The evergreen tree on the Ellipse, just south of the White House, was lit up in red and white lights.
    Alexandra Jaffe, ajc, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The night sky is the focus for Nov. 22, followed by evergreen plants and trees on Dec. 20.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Set it off with a skirt of evergreen boughs like pine, juniper, or spruce.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022
  • There are green thumbs, then there are evergreen thumbs.
    Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022
  • And there are the venues, such as the Delta Center and Maverik Center, where concerts are evergreen.
    Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • One last piece of evergreen advice: Let the seasons guide you.
    Christina Poletto, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Make your evergreen content a part of new and bigger pieces.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Isn’t an ice dam, roof leak and a small evergreen garden growing on the edge of your roof a small price to pay for safety first?
    Kris Frieswick, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Feel at one with nature with a leafy, evergreen door or fired up for the door with a statement-making red.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 29 June 2023
  • This plant extract comes from an evergreen shrub native to Asia and Africa.
    Dallas News, 18 May 2022
  • The questions about Carr are pretty evergreen at this point.
    Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Downwind of tall evergreen trees or in the shelter of a porch is often ideal.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2021
  • This large, evergreen shrub has deep green leathery leaves and red berries in winter.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Fogfruit is hardy in Zones 7-11 and is evergreen in warmer southern climates.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2022
  • As a result, the potential ROI of evergreen content is far greater than that of a quick bit of content.
    Joel Goobich, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Never burn your evergreen tree in a fireplace or wood stove.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • When winter looms, apply a mulch of crisscrossed evergreen boughs to help plants make it through the cold weather ahead.
    The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 9 July 2022
  • Mourners were invited to take a rose off the top of the casket, along with a pinch of earth, and drop them into an open pit at the base of an evergreen tree.
    Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2022
  • In fact, fall is a great time for annuals, perennials and evergreen shrubs to shine.
    Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022
  • The homepage of the website now features evergreen content.
    oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Many species are evergreen, and most maintain a nice, rounded shape with little care.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2023
  • My evergreen hollies are shedding lots of leaves, though all the remaining growth looks good.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2022
  • An evergreen grass with light green foliage and a super fine texture.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 4 May 2022
  • This upright, evergreen shrub grows in dense stands of cane-like stems everywhere.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The drawing is an amazingly detailed scene of an owl perched in a thick evergreen forest.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Oregon state park campgrounds were packed in 2021, as locals and tourists alike left the comforts of their homes to sleep under the stars, among evergreen forests and beside the gentle roar of the ocean.
    oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates, but will die to the ground when temperatures fall to 20°F.
    Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The play’s style is dated, but the issues are evergreen in anti-vax America.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • This evergreen shrub boasts brilliant yellow flowers from spring until frost.
    By sunset, Sunset Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
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evergreen

2 of 2 noun
  • And don't forget to pose for a photo-op with the 52-foot evergreen tree in front of the theater.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The moment made for evergreen jokes and memes that would resurface for years to come.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • This shrub is evergreen in zones 8 and above, but overall hardy to zone 6.
    Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The groups have planted more than half a million evergreen saplings of over 200 species.
    Mahima Jain, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Attach sprigs of evergreen to a wreath form with florists wire.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The foliage of evergreens can shed water from a sprinkler to the outside of the root ball, leaving it dry.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • This drought-tolerant evergreen grows fast—up to 6 feet tall and up to 10 feet wide.
    Terri Robertson, Country Living, 24 June 2022
  • The keg stand supports up to a 5-foot evergreen tree with lights and ornaments, as much as 150 pounds.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2022
  • None on ground but also saw a little on evergreen leaves and small cob webs.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
  • That goes for a lot of evergreen content, which has a lot of journalism jobs right now.
    Rachel Shin, Fortune, 27 June 2023
  • Popular gifts for teens vary based on the year and season, but there are a few evergreen staples that tend to make the cut.
    Casey Clark, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Yohimbe is an evergreen tree that grows in central and western Africa.
    Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Available in red, green, or white, the lid of the glazed cocotte is embossed with evergreen trees and finished off with a gold star knob.
    Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
  • This can be accomplished by adding some evergreen trees or shrubs to the landscape.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Accent them with seasonal items such as a small pine cone and a sprig of evergreen.
    Jennifer Forker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Find the evergreen offer for states across the US where users can access first bet insurance up to $1,000.
    Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The aroma of the evergreen and cut greens as a tree skirt enhanced the atmosphere and was noteworthy.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • In front, shrouded by an evergreen, was an old treehouse that Hunter and Bodie had played in as boys.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2022
  • Pay homage to the man in the red suit by hanging tiny hats and belt buckle ornaments on a classic evergreen.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
  • If floods occur in your area, think trees or a rain garden full of evergreen plants that like having wet feet.
    Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The current version of the evergreen rock ‘n roller is like a waxwork of the 1976 punk prototype Idol—in the best possible way.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This fast-growing evergreen vine reaches 15 feet or longer and covers a fence in short time.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • There’s an evergreen brilliance to Morris’s body of work.
    Hannah Summerhill, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Each piece comes in a dark evergreen with little Santa faces and candy canes all over them.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The band shell was empty but for two stacks of speakers, a portrait of John on an easel, garlands of evergreen, and a single wreath.
    Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Sand paths wind past grassy salt marshes, wispy evergreen shrubs, and sky-blue inlets.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
  • For your table, wrap it around the base of a large votive then fill the votive with loose evergreen leaves, and top it off with a pillar candle.
    Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Not as cold hardy as bearded irises, this iris is evergreen in zones 7-9.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • This evergreen sends odd bulbous roots everywhere, including up the trunks of surrounding trees.
    Douglas Main, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The final plant selection was 75% evergreen with the remaining 25% deciduous plants with their bloom times spread across the four seasons so that the garden is constantly changing and adapting to the climate.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024

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