How to Use herbicide in a Sentence

herbicide

noun

• Set the nozzle to a fairly fine mist and coat the leaves with the herbicide just to the point of runoff.
  — Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
• It's made with yellow peas that are free from glyphosate, the herbicide found in Roundup.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2022
• This herbicide is translocated through the weed to kill it – roots and all.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2023
• As such, herbicide use can be more effective at this time of the year.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
• Young poison ivy plants should be treated with an herbicide in the spring, when the plants are small.
  — Mike Hogan, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
• This is the perfect time to use an herbicide to eliminate the weeds.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2022
• Let all the weed seeds germinate and grow for a few days and then spray them all out with a glyphosate herbicide (e.g. Roundup).
  — Kym Pokorny, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2022
• They can be sprayed with an herbicide, but a more long-lasting solution is to pull the plants up by the roots.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022
• The only way to beat the invasive seed bank would be to use a pre-emergent herbicide.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2022
• The best way to control a big outbreak of crabgrass in your lawn is to use a pre-emergent herbicide in spring.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2023
• The instructions also say to apply the herbicide just to the suckers, not to the soil or other nearby plants.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022
• Spray it with a broadleaf herb herbicide, such as glyphosate, 2,4-D +dicamba or 2,4-D +triclopyr.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 July 2023
• Read the package label before use, then apply an herbicide and the weeds won’t return in the spring.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• Does this seem to be herbicide damage, and if so, what are potential sources?
  — oregonlive, 16 July 2023
• And herbicides have rarely been used against Spartina in China.
  — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 8 Mar. 2023
• Just keep in mind that herbicides and grass seed don’t go together.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• This is needed so the weed control product, known as a herbicide, can be absorbed into the leafy portions of the weeds.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Feb. 2022
• Some recommend buying herbicide, cutting all stems to the ground, and painting the ends with glyphosate.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
• For faster control without resorting to a burner or herbicide, mow or use a strong trimmer to cut the weeds close to the ground.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• Crabgrass is an annual grassy weed that will not be killed by a broadleaf herbicide.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
• When calling, ask about the experience with these trees and how herbicides might be used.
  — oregonlive, 15 July 2023
• If the damage wasn’t too extensive, plants will grow out of herbicide injury over time.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2023
• That led to a mix-up two weeks ago that resulted in the herbicide-fertilizer being applied to 14 of the 18 greens instead of the green sand.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2022
• Ideally, dig them out, or if all else fails, spot-treat them carefully with herbicide to kill the roots.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
• Be Careful with Pesticides Monarch declines have been linked to the use of herbicides like Roundup, which kills milkweed.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 24 Mar. 2023
• Parr says instead of pesticides and herbicides, let birds do their job to eat insects and grass seed in your garden.
  — Amy Chillag, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023
• These spots will need new sod or seed after the annual bluegrass is removed with the herbicide.
  — oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2022
• Which molecule is going to be the best to give resistance to this herbicide or this insect?
  — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
• Tag onto that the fertilizer costs, seed costs, herbicide costs and more.
  — Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
• The black walnut’s roots, which may extend 50 feet or more from the trunk, exude a natural herbicide known as juglone.
  — oregonlive, 9 July 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024