How to Use fescue in a Sentence

fescue

noun
  • The fescue is a great helper, too.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • His three wood was fanned way right and found the thick fescue.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 14 June 2018
  • But fine fescue has some downsides.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Apr. 2026
  • His second shot drifted off the fairway, third shot was over the green in the fescue.
    — John Cherwa, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 June 2017
  • On Tuesday, the fescue was cut down to about four inches on four of the holes.
    — John Cherwa, courant.com, 14 June 2017
  • These fescues do no mix well with bluegrass and ryegrass, because of the wider grass blades.
    — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2017
  • Scattered parts of my fescue lawn are looking yellow-brown while the rest of the turf is fine.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
  • McIlroy needed three shots to hack out of the knee-high fescue near the third green.
    — Eddie Pells, ajc, 18 June 2022
  • The bull wheeled, tearing through the fescue and bounded uphill.
    — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The fairways are firm and lined by fescue on both sides, and egregiously deep pot bunkers guard the greens.
    — Bobby Sullivan, SI.com, 17 July 2019
  • But his ball ended up in a horrible lie in deep fescue next to the greenside bunker.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
  • Below the retaining wall is a field of blue fescue that lines the sidewalk.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The course features bentgrass greens and fine fescue fairways.
    — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 12 June 2017
  • Fine fescue is very drought tolerant, but will go dormant in the summer.
    — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • Furthermore, those wide and firm fescue fairways allow balls to bounce and roll for a long time.
    — Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022
  • Even cool-season grasses like fescue and ryegrass will be sluggish at best.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The bunkers are penal, composed of a dark, heavy dirt and surrounded by fescue.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
  • The gnarly fescue rough is one of the top concerns, though some of it was being mowed Tuesday.
    — Chadd Cripe, idahostatesman, 13 June 2017
  • Fine fescue does not handle heavy traffic well (nor do the bentgrasses).
    — oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2019
  • For example, fine fescue can be planted in an area with dense shade, where tall fescue doesn’t grow well.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • Native grasses—timothy, brome, fescue—bowed to the wind, heads heavy with seeds.
    — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Fine fescue also works in the north and the upper portion of the transition zone.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Cool-season grasses such as ryegrass and fescue can be planted in the later part of the month.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Bluegrass and tall fescue should be mowed high, at 3 to 3 1/2 inches.
    — Dennis Patton, kansascity.com, 2 June 2017
  • Plan to reseed or overseed cool-season grasses like bluegrass and fescue once a year in the fall.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The sandy soil profile allows for the use of fescue and firm, fast playing conditions.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Kentucky bluegrass or fescue is best maintained at a height of 2 to 4 inches.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
  • For cool-season grasses such as bluegrass, fescue, or rye grass, the most root growth happens in early fall.
    — Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Some types of grass, like fine fescue, are susceptible to damage from fungicides.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
  • Length, bunkers, fescue and wind are Erin Hills' only true defenses.
    — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017

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