How to Use alfalfa in a Sentence

alfalfa

noun
  • In the last year, though, alfalfa prices reached record highs.
    — Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The price of alfalfa had doubled — putting it out of reach for many.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The body is placed in a vessel along with wood chips, alfalfa, and straw.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 1 Oct. 2022
  • To give plants an extra boost, add some fish, alfalfa or corn gluten meal.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 31 May 2021
  • The deer was in an alfalfa field and the caller was a passerby.
    — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Pump jacks nod up and down in nearby fields of soybeans and alfalfa.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
  • Armyworms are a threat to crops such as alfalfa and soybeans, as well as grass.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Layers of straw, alfalfa and wood chips are placed above and below the body.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Trust me, local deer will use that green alfalfa field to fill their bellies.
    — Outdoor Life, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Fields that were once green with alfalfa for grazing are now withered.
    — Brian Latham, Bloomberg.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • In the process, dairy cows were replaced by cotton and alfalfa.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Roden grows corn, soy, wheat and alfalfa, most of which goes to feed his livestock.
    — Brittany Trang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2021
  • Much of the acreage has been used for years to grow corn, wheat, potatoes, alfalfa and other crops.
    — Sven Berg, idahostatesman, 4 May 2018
  • The water to grow his corn and alfalfa fields comes from Lake Mead.
    — CBS News, 9 June 2021
  • Then compost and prepared alfalfa pellets are placed on top of the soil.
    — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The captain decided to put the plane down in the alfalfa patch.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2017
  • The captain decided to put the plane down in the alfalfa patch.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The area is surrounded by farm fields of alfalfa, pecans and other crops.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, WSJ, 18 June 2018
  • Top with the roasted chickpeas and alfalfa sprouts.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Yeah, so the vessel is filled with a mixture of straw, alfalfa, and sawdust.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The greens in this powder come from powdered spinach, kale, alfalfa grass, and broccoli.
    — Amy Schlinger, Health.com, 10 Jan. 2022
  • To play it safe, ask for your sandwich with no alfalfa sprouts, and for the bean sprouts to be left off your pad Thai.
    — Rachel Meltzer Warren, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Shetland ponies stroll the grounds, wild ducks bob on the ponds and in the quiet mornings, elk come to graze the alfalfa.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Mauch grew corn in the field last year and plans to rotate crops this year, deciding soon whether to plant wheat or alfalfa.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Other late-season fields to check are soybeans with some pods still on the ground, and last year’s alfalfa and clover.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Beside fields of alfalfa and green onions, the dry riverbed spreads out in a dusty plain where only gray desert shrubs survive.
    — Ian James, AZCentral.com, 19 Apr. 2020
  • One of the three dishes in the set has tiny holes for sprouting radishes, broccoli, or alfalfa from seeds.
    — Michael Calore, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The body is then put in the vessel, with another layer of straw, alfalfa and woodchips.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.
    — CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.
    — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 June 2026

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