How to Use berm in a Sentence

berm

noun
  • Get lots of sun at the back of the berm in right and left fields.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Then the city came out and said this is stupid, get rid of the berms.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the roads have a bike lane, ‘sharrows,’ or wide berm.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Also, build a four- to six-inch berm of soil at the edge of each root ball.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2024
  • The soil would have had to be removed from the site and not be used in the berm.
    — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Build the berms back up again after the winter.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fill this berm with water daily for the first two to three weeks.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Animals may turn back when faced with icy berms when the snow is deep.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Keep the berms in place and give the azaleas extra care through next spring.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • The first test is those signature berms, which are like swole speed bumps.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 7 May 2019
  • If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost or plant on mounds or berms.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost and plant on mounds or berms.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
  • If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost or plant on mounds or berms.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • If soil is dry, soak the plants and build a berm at the edge of the root ball to hold water.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Aim at a safe backstop like a target, berm, or soft piece of ground, and shoot.
    — Anthony Licata, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • Also, build a 4- to 6-inch berm of soil at the edge of each root ball.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 June 2017
  • Build berms at the edge of root balls of new trees and shrubs to direct water to the roots.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Build berms at the edge of root balls of new trees and shrubs to direct water to the roots.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
  • What to know ▪ Bring a blanket or low-back chair to sit on the lawn or berm.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 25 May 2017
  • The same is proposed for the lagoon near the sandbar berm.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • These are oblong circuits of rollers and berms at the entrance to the park.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Water with a hose, bucket or sprinkling can to fill the berm each time.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Personnel from the group of agencies built a berm along one of the rivers in town.
    — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 16 June 2019
  • At certain angles, the berms seem to halve the building's height.
    — Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor, 2 July 2015
  • There must be an emergency plan and a berm must be put on the site instead of a fence.
    — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2023
  • There is currently a wider-than-normal berm on the north side of the bridge.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • That site has been specially landscaped with craters, rocks and berms.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The new levees will replace old dirt berms that are 6 to 10 feet high.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Just to the south of it, separated by a berm, is a red and white salt pond, full of brine.
    — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Create small berms of soil at the edge of the original root balls to hold water.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017

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