How to Use dandelion in a Sentence

dandelion

noun
  • But the ones with the best health and life outcomes were not the dandelions.
    — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The dandelions call to me And the white chestnut candles in the court.
    — Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Now go out into the field and kill all the dandelions and don't hurt the corn.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • The child holds a bowl of soup in one hand and a dandelion (symbol of dreams?
    — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
  • When the card is opened, the hummingbird springs to life and stands on a spray of dandelions.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 May 2024
  • The mud had limestone bits, and dandelion and foxtail did much of the work of holding the soil in place.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Fold in the dandelion greens and basil, season to taste with salt and black pepper, and serve.
    — Scott Clark, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Snap by snap, these Aztecs have the potential to grow like dandelions on the heels of a spring rain.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The grass turns green and little neighbor kids come to pick the many dandelions on our lawn.
    — NBC News, 29 May 2017
  • Speech tends to drift out of her, as airy and capricious as dandelion fluff.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Tuesday On our hike, Griff picks two dandelion puffs and then asks me to make a video of him.
    — Kevin Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Kate reads not radar but dandelion fluff and the way wind ripples across wheat.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • Have that DNA flung all over like so much dandelion fuzz.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Some plants, like dandelions, let their pollen drift in the wind, but others need help.
    — Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • The dandelion greens are quite bitter, but work well with the subtle fish.
    — Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The trick is to mow down the dandelion flowers, but try to let the grass stay pretty long, say around 3 inches.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
  • On the weed front, the first dandelion flush has receded.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 June 2017
  • The temptation is to mow really low to take out more of the dandelions, but this slows the growth of any grass.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
  • But firing one man is like snipping the head off a dandelion in the garden.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Weed Control If broadleaf weeds like dandelions have taken over your lawn, now's the time to fight back.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2017
  • Weed Control If broadleaf weeds like dandelions have taken over your lawn, now's the time to fight back.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Weed Control If broadleaf weeds like dandelions have taken over your lawn, now’s the time to fight back.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The next time a dandelion crops up in your lawn, try transferring it to your kitchen instead.
    — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2021
  • At the very least, the building blocks for Earth's life could have spawned in the cosmos and flew in like dandelion seeds on asteroids.
    — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2017
  • After a few more tries, Bronze — who will turn 2 later this month — gives up and shakes the dandelion pieces onto the ground.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a niche that’s occupied by a plant, like a dandelion.
    — Yonat Shimron, Houston Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Features chaste berry, cramp bark, shatavari root, dandelion root and ginger.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.
    — Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
  • The lawnmower will disperse the seeds of crabgrass, dandelions, and any other weeds that are allowed to go to seed.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Why others choose to remove dandelions On the flip side, not everyone is convinced.
    — Ryan Brennan may 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026

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