How to Use foliage in a Sentence
foliage
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The foliage and the flowers have the scent of anise or licorice.
—Arkansas Online, 1 May 2022
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The switch again from the sepia-toned film to the full-color foliage of a new realm.
—Ling Ma, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
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Put low foliage in the front of the garden, and taller ones closer to the house.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
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The bull bolted out of sight through the bright fall foliage.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2022
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Here's our list of scenic drives to check out fall foliage around the state.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
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Is your heart set on seeing the best of the best fall foliage?
—Isis Briones, House Beautiful, 26 Aug. 2022
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Just trying to get the foliage off the garage roof before the big rains come.
—oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
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Make sure the bag is propped up in some way so that the sides of the bag do not touch your plant’s foliage.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 July 2024
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Looking for the perfect fall drive to see the best foliage?
—Claire Trageser, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
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Wait to dig the tubers until a killing freeze zaps all the foliage.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
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For the best aerial vantage point of the fall foliage, hike the Vista Trail (1 mile) and the Mast Trail (1.5 miles).
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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This can be an ideal path to see fall foliage at the right time of year.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
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The foliage comes in a range of colors from green, to yellow, to red.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 4 June 2022
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This shows up as a decline in a portion of the foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022
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The path leads to a nearly 7-foot tall hill draped by lush foliage.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024
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Limbs in the email photo showed some with green foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
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Fall foliage frames homes on the edge of Lake Willoughby, Vt.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
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That street has the right foliage and the architectural style to match West Palm Beach in the 1960s.
—Katie Bowman, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
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Every year, thousands flock to the Catskills, New York to bask in the beauty of the fall foliage.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stick to recent burn scars where the trees are dead, but there is still foliage.
—Gary Garth and Matt Every, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023
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That explains the lack of foliage (and mountains in the background).
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
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Trim the foliage of the flowers about 3/4th of the way up their stems so that no leaves are touching the water.
—Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
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The space is snug; the windows look out onto the trees and foliage of Laurel Canyon.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
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It’s spliced with footage of them in the forest, laying among the foliage, digging their hands in the dirt.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
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By night the green rainforests shine with dangly neon foliage, and the moss lights up to the touch.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
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The foliage comes in an array of shades from pale green to deep burgundy.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 May 2022
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From spring to late fall the foliage ranges from white and green to orangy-red to and rich golden yellows.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022
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And nowhere in the U.S. boasts a more picturesque fall than the East Coast, which is known for its vibrant fall foliage.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
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Plants should not sit in water and the foliage, if misted, should be dry by evening.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
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The most common plant diseases, like powdery mildew or botrytis, a fungal rot, appear on peony foliage and stems.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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