How to Use maple in a Sentence
maple
noun- The maple leaf is an emblem of Canada.
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The limbs of the apple and maple trees bending in the wind.
—Jason Brown, The New Yorker, 2 May 2021
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Outside, tall maple trees shed the last of their leaves.
—Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
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Lots of oaks and fewer maples bring a lot of burgundy to the eye.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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There's even a faux maple tree that lights up for less than $15!
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 7 Nov. 2022
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This maple glaze solves that problem and adds a sweet and tangy sauce to the dish.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
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Sometimes two or three of my friends would join me in the sycamore, or in the maple down the street.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2022
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Look for the groves of maple trees, which locals tap for syrup.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
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For a while, Tabet had lived on the west side of the city, which was filled with tall sycamores, poplars and maples.
—Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
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The nose is rich with maple and honey, as well as just a touch of oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023
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The spruce, maple, and locust trees filling the rolling hills are lush.
—Salena Zito, Washington Examiner, 25 Feb. 2021
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The whiskey is finished with chunks of maple wood and bottled at 90 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
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Nuthatches take seeds to the trunk and main branches of a large maple tree 10 feet from the deck.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
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Solid wood, like birch, maple, or pine, is strong and will stand the test of time.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
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By and large, the same beech and maple ridges still overlook the same spruce and pine lowlands.
—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 25 Dec. 2020
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The group stands in a circle at the edge of a forest of maple, aspen, poplar, and oak.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2021
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Forty groves of maple and oak trees emanate from the allée.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021
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In my dad’s case, his own father gave him that when the axe glanced off a frozen maple.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
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Look for notes of brown sugar, leather, caramel, and maple on the palate, with a healthy dose of tannins.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
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Gentle hills, pine and maple trees, old barns, stone walls.
—Cara Blue Adams, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
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The sink base wears a rich brown wood finish, as do the maple countertops.
—Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2023
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Maple Syrup Maple syrup is extracted from the sap of maple trees.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the fall, thin coins of Chinese sausage clung to caramelized brussels sprouts in a sweet-spicy maple glaze.
—New York Times, 20 Apr. 2021
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The names sugar and sap moon were used because this was the tip for tapping maple trees.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023
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Limbs of maples and beeches and other trees stretched over his head.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
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Oak trees, maple trees and ebonies also face threats, the report said.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 Aug. 2021
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The maple bacon doughnuts are topped with a lot of bacon, and the doughnut holes are A+.
—Haley Laurence | Hlaurence@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
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Hundreds of acres of maple and cedar, the closest human half a mile away.
—Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2023
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Makar did miss the game, which meant Harley was finally allowed to pull on the maple leaf.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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This cabin, in Woodstock, which can sleep up to four in two small, lofted spaces, is surrounded by maple and hemlock trees and just 10 minutes from the town of Bethel, Maine.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2025
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