How to Use spruce in a Sentence

spruce

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• There are 30 to 40 pine and spruce trees on the property.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2022
• Owls love to nest in conifers such as juniper, pine and spruce trees.
  — Ann Cameron Siegal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
• This recipe is a great way to spruce up a go-to backcountry meal.
  — Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 31 May 2021
• There's no better way to spruce up your wardrobe than by adding a dress.
  — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
• This would make a great gift for someone who wants to spruce up their home bar.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2022
• All in all, this iPhone trick is a pretty fun way to spruce up your texting.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021
• Signs of progress include fir and spruce sprouting this summer along the creek.
  — Tammy Webber and Martha Irvine, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2022
• The best fake plants take all the stress (and guilt) out of plant mama status but can still be a nice way to spruce up a home.
  — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 11 May 2021
• There are no plans to spruce up the intersection just yet.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 21 Oct. 2021
• Looking for more items to spruce up your outdoor space?
  — Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
• While small appliances and decor can spruce up the space, the right desk lamps can make all the difference.
  — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2022
• And Amazon's got sales aplenty for those on a mission to spruce up their home.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com, 10 Apr. 2022
• To spruce up any porch, consider repainting the trim or even the front door.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
• Now that fall is in full swing, there's never been a better time to spruce up your wardrobe with a few fresh splurges.
  — Jennifer Chan, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
• Money is available to spruce up streams and forests in Boone County.
  — Julia Fair, The Enquirer, 15 June 2021
• The deal put a value of $2 billion on 245 Park Avenue, with plans to invest more to spruce it up.
  — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 30 June 2023
• Expect to pay more for that perfect fir, pine or spruce compared to last year.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 3 Oct. 2022
• Summer is here and there’s no better time to spruce up your backyard.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 9 June 2021
• Before those meets, the company would spruce things up — a touch of paint here, a dab of plaster there.
  — New York Times, 22 July 2022
• Elders in the tribe of about 1,350 remember dense forests of fir, pine, spruce and aspen.
  — Tammy Webber, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2022
• If the occasion calls for something a bit fancy, spruce it up with a skirt, tights, and leather booties.
  — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
• Kids can make these paper flowers to spruce up different parts of the house.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2022
• Thanks to this personal touch, this one-of-a-kind gift is sure to brighten and spruce up any nursery.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
• This three-piece bistro set has 4.5 stars from customers and will spruce up your outdoor space in a hurry.
  — Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021
• Bobby’s family had spruced it up for them with a fresh coat of paint and a new carpet.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
• Adding wood to your bathroom's design is a creative way to spruce up a modern white look.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2023
• Like most festive traditions, there isn’t just one way to spruce up your steps.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2022
• So why not gift your friend this housewarming present to spruce up their new bathroom.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 Oct. 2022
• Luckily, paint is one of the quickest and easiest ways to spruce it up.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2023
• Between its six cool colors from fuchsia to spruce, you’re bound to find the perfect Smartwool base layer for your travels.
  — Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2023

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spruce

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• The year 1951 could have augured the death of the spruce.
  — Arkansas Online, 2 Jan. 2022
• Now the teens hoot in the night somewhere past the spruce, down in the pool house.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
• Some small spruce blocked my path 50 feet from the main trail.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2022
• The wave carried the ship out over the spruce trees on the La Chaussee Spit that blocks most of the entrance to the bay.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
• This plant will stay low, but will need to be kept from climbing the trunks of the spruce.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
• Utah • Blake Votilla stared up at the 120-foot spruce tree.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
• The spruce Christmas tree was foraged from the woods behind the house.
  — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 3 Jan. 2023
• The spruce, about 85 years old, had stood near the family's house.
  — Fox News, 13 Nov. 2021
• Take a look at the upper reaches of your spruce trees now.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
• In winter storms the boughs of tall spruce are covered with snow.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2022
• The houses sit on stilts, at the foot of a mountain stacked with looming spruce trees.
  — Julia O’Malley, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• The ecosystem with trees like spruce, pine, and fir makes up about one-third of all forests on the planet.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 1 July 2023
• Leave enough space to hold a match under the tiny stack of spruce, or dry willow twigs, for the match to catch.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2022
• White pine, White spruce and Scotch pine available for you-cut.
  — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2021
• Banks revealed that the most popular trees are the Douglas fir and the blue spruce.
  — Eric Noll, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• The dead spruce is threatening to tumble on the cabin and must be felled.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022
• Inching slowly down the snowy road, the students peered out each side of the cars, scanning the edge of the spruce forests in search of moose.
  — New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022
• There are more than 600 species of conifers — which include pines, firs and spruce — each with its own type and size of cones.
  — Ann Cameron Siegal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
• South Dakota South Dakota's state tree is the black hills spruce.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
• This ecosystem — with trees like spruce, pine, and fir — make up about one-third of all forests on the planet.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
• Romania has one of the largest old-growth forests left in the world, home to ancient and rare spruce, beech, and oak trees.
  — Longreads, 6 Dec. 2022
• These forests were recently shorn clean of their spruce, birch, and pine trees.
  — Sarah Miller, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2021
• To the north, moose, caribou, and black bears pick their way through spruce-fir forest and mossy tundra.
  — Outside Online, 25 July 2022
• Several miles away, the battered crown of the spruce towered over the landscape.
  — Arkansas Online, 2 Jan. 2022
• The wood and pine cones from the spruce were turned into hundreds of ornaments that Mack mails to fans of the tree at no charge.
  — Amy Bushatz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2022
• Some kinds of trees, such as spruces and firs, start branching just above the ground, and other species have more than one stem.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2023
• What causes a spruce tree to amp up cone production like this is stress.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2023
• Each wheel is cinched with a strip of spruce harvested from the cheesemaker’s own land.
  — Hannah Howard, Bon Appétit, 2 Mar. 2023
• New appliances, indoor plumbing, a 50-foot spruce, and a reindeer corral put it over the top.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
• An experienced hiker has a small spruce tree — and forest rangers — to thank for saving her life.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024