How to Use juniper in a Sentence

juniper

noun
  • Plant juniper far away from your home to be on the safe side.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 21 May 2026
  • Owls love to nest in conifers such as juniper, pine and spruce trees.
    — Ann Cameron Siegal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Leave time to watch the stars come out or the sun rise amid the junipers.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025
  • My junipers have a lot of brown foliage at the base.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • Chinese junipers need full sun and soil with good drainage to thrive.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • The thousand-year-old bit turned out to be made from juniper, too.
    — National Geographic, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Green is changeable enough to evoke warmth (sea foam) or cold (juniper).
    — Kaitlin Phillips, Vogue, 11 July 2018
  • The candle boasts an earthy scent made from juniper shrubs, pinecones, and tree sap.
    — Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Then the gall will dry up, usually with no harm to the juniper.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2018
  • Remove from the heat and discard the herb stems and juniper berries.
    — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The juniper is there, but not ahead of a strong dose of mint and lime smoothed out with almonds.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The gin is fruity and citrusy, with herbal and juniper aromas.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Next, fill in gaps with snips of blue spruce or juniper branches for color.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The two lounged in the morning sun in a private dirt pen ringed by juniper trees.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • The trail starts along an old road that winds through junipers and piñon pines, then dips into a wash.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 28 June 2018
  • There are no pews, just green and red camp chairs placed beneath the branches of a juniper tree.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The cow was about 200 yards from the road, near the edge of a field and some juniper trees.
    — Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The ranch rolls across 700 acres, dotted with cedar and juniper trees.
    — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The fire is burning through grasses and pinion juniper on both sides of the road.
    — Kelsey Mo, azcentral, 5 June 2018
  • Fresh combines juniper berry and cilantro with lime peels, oregano, and more to create a gin-like sip.
    — Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Tree pollens are the main culprit at the moment, such as birch and juniper.
    — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Another is ice cream made from pig’s blood and filled with a ganache of juniper oil and deer-blood garum.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • There's an art scene, breweries, a distillery that makes gin from the area's spruce and juniper trees.
    — John D. Sutter, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The brown juniper beads keep the bad spirits away, and the black stones benefit sleep.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • Sure, there’s juniper — there has to be — but that piney, resiny flavor is more of a co-star than the sole star.
    — Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
  • On the palate, the juniper flavors are bolder and more assertive.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The entrance gate and all sides are surrounded with live oaks and cedars (junipers).
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • With the exception of very compact junipers, these plants are too large to grow close to your home.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
  • When food is scarce, Edge said deer turn to berries from evergreen species like juniper.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The windows should be sealed shut, the fire stoked with juniper, and the floor sprinkled with vinegar.
    — Spencer Strub, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2020

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