How to Use grove in a Sentence

grove

noun
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  • Estes looks at the trees and then back out at the dying groves around him.
    — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The birches in a grove, stretching all the way to the sky, the moon sliding into place?
    — Hazlitt, 22 Feb. 2023
  • When nature called, the duo pulled off the road near an orange grove.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Mature trees, a guest house and a small citrus grove filled out the half-acre grounds.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Peace to be found in a quiet grove of tall trees or on the bank of a remote river.
    — Lauren Melink, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Hartmans work around a small grove of old growth oaks that have seen the change of century.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The aroma of nutmeg wafted through the grove, with some trees more than 75 years old.
    — Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The four settlers were in a clearing; one had an M16 and was walking along the edge of the terraced grove of olive trees.
    — Shane Bauer, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • At 6-foot-5, Uiagalelei fills the pocket like an oak in a grove of aspen.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Villa Lena grows its own wine and olive oil, and offers tours of the vineyard and groves for guests.
    — Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 14 July 2023
  • There was never any dispute that Rainey had cut back the tree grove in May 2021 or why.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2023
  • The path sloped gently downhill through fields with olive groves, cows grazing, and flocks of sheep and goats.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • So will the grove along the river where Summerfair and other events have been held.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
  • There, amid a grove of pawpaw trees, were a few with the bulbous, lumpy fruits still clinging on.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Waste compost from the mill enriches the soil of the surrounding groves.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The debris flow, as it’s called, smothered a grove of Douglas firs that were at least 100 years old.
    — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Outside the grove, Sathyamurthy spots three young men yanking at a tree.
    — Mahima Jain, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The glint of a reptilian eye came from a grove of Australian pine below.
    — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The update adds a whole bunch of new stuff to the game, including a cherry grove biome and the ability to ride a camel.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 7 June 2023
  • There was a green meadow, a cluster of orangish clay buildings, and a pale road leading to a grove of trees.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Zale led me to spot after spot in the sea grass, pulling aside brown-gray thatch to reveal groves of bright green spears.
    — Erin M. Fischell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Shaded by a grove of trees, the picnic area is a perfect spot for enjoying a glass of wine and a bite to eat.
    — Michael Alberty | , oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • Go leaf peeping in the fall along Kebler Pass, a mountain route that shows off one of the largest Aspen groves in the country.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
  • Nothing grows in the wreckage, but about 40 yards away, a grove of young oak trees flourishes.
    — Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The Orphans, which are at least 500 years old, got their names because they are set apart from other sequoias in the grove.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • By World War II, most of the groves had disappeared, replaced by housing.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The fire is burning through and threatening groves of Joshua trees – the branching, spiky plants of the Mojave Desert that can live more than 150 years.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
  • If the weather allows the Capitol’s grove of 151 Akebono cherry trees will be in bloom.
    — oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The sphere whizzed through the sky at unsettling speeds, then disappeared behind a grove of trees.
    — Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Dunn was born in an orange grove barn in the central Florida city of DeLand.
    — Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2023

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