How to Use ginkgo in a Sentence

ginkgo

noun
  • My character is from the east, so is the ginkgo tree.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 June 2026
  • The leaves that cloak a ginkgo’s graceful branches in summer are unique.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The ginkgo leaf shapes of alluvial fans spread at mountains’ feet.
    — Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • The complex planted ginkgo trees all along the block’s sidewalk.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Cycads are gymnosperms, a group that includes conifers and ginkgos.
    — Laura Cinti, Ars Technica, 16 June 2024
  • The leaves of the ginkgo or maidenhair tree turn bright yellow or golden in fall.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The ginkgo and maple trees turn the city into a patchwork of autumnal majesty.
    — Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The ginkgo is also noteworthy for losing its leaves all at once.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The name ginkgo is from the Chinese word meaning silver fruit.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Some are brownish and look like terra-cotta; others are pure white like those in my ginkgo tree.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 17 June 2020
  • Outside, the storm stripped ginkgos bare, burying the sidewalks under damp gold leaves.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2020
  • Cranberry seed and ginkgo buff away dead cells and leave behind a pinch of radiance.
    — Adam Hurly, GQ, 17 Aug. 2017
  • My young ginkgo tree has suddenly developed brown dry outer edges on all its leaves.
    — oregonlive, 18 June 2022
  • Her brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail, revealing a necklace shaped like a ginkgo leaf.
    — Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The neighborhood streets look just the same, except that the over–arching trees are no longer elms, but maples and ginkgos.
    — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Some ginkgos develop a neat pyramid shape, while others have a more rounded form.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of a standard play mat, opt for a ginkgo leaf shape crafted from a soft linen that’s perfect for tummy time.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • The shapes are inspired by nature, such as shells and ginkgo leaves, which sometimes morph into flower-like forms.
    — Damon Johnstun, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a key image in the game, of a ginkgo tree planted near the town center, and one plot point hinges on waiting for its petals to fall.
    — Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • The sense that everything that happens happens on cue, a sudden shower of ginkgo leaves.
    — Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The ginkgo trees in North Texas put on a good show this fall, and that has led to many questions about this prehistoric tree.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Compound leaves like Boston fern or pecan work well, as do ginkgoes, Japanese maples and red oaks.
    — Courtney Ortega, star-telegram, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Now known as a common street tree, ginkgo biloba lays claim to a history that vastly predates humans.
    — Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian, 9 May 2017
  • Here, 24kt vermeil sterling silver has been combined with crystals to form these ginkgo leaves.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The oaks begin yellowing like the pages of an old manuscript, the maples put on a fiery crimson show, and the ginkgoes fairly glow.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The oaks begin yellowing like the pages of an old manuscript, the maples put on a fiery crimson show, and the ginkgoes fairly glow.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The main consideration when purchasing a ginkgo tree is to buy a male tree, as the fruits of female trees produce a foul odor.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
  • When young, a ginkgo’s bark is alluringly smooth; with age, it is eminently furrowed.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
  • There was a big crowd of neighbors, staring at a giant swarm of bees, thousands of them, clustered around a ginkgo tree in front of his house, and flying around.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2021
  • Chinese lanterns, fall leaves, nigella pods, and ginkgo leaves make special additions; attach using fine wire.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025

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