How to Use hemlock in a Sentence

hemlock

noun
  • Socrates died after drinking hemlock.
  • The trails wind through a hemlock glen, old white pines and past three lakes.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2017
  • If the location is on the east or north side, a hemlock would work.
    — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Yes, hemlock plants are poisonous.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The rattle is about the size of a tambourine, with a round frame of hemlock wood.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2019
  • Among them, the thousand-year-old cedar, spruce, and hemlock are some of the world’s largest.
    — Clarissa Dawes, National Geographic, 11 Oct. 2020
  • The pest, which can kill hemlock trees in four to 10 years, spreads on wildlife and by wind.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
  • The hemlock, maple, oak, beech and tulip trees are awash in crimson, orange and gold.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020
  • My hemlock has lots of white stuff on the branches between the needles.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The site was located on a tranquil cove whose shores were thick with hemlock and cedar.
    — Rafal Gerszak, Smithsonian, 19 Dec. 2019
  • And second, the hemlock in the fondue means the whole gaming group was marked for death.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Some species, such as hemlock and cedar, have thin bark and readily succumb to fire.
    — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Elm, ash, oak, hemlock and whitebark pine are all dying in huge numbers.
    — Julia Rosen, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
  • Canada hemlock is a true survivor.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Where trees have fallen, new-growth maple, cherry and hemlock are poking through the earth.
    — Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 June 2018
  • There, somewhere under the dense cover of hemlock and maple, beech and pine, the truck came to a stop.
    — Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
  • Here is a link with pictures of hemlock and the water hemlock for your review.
    — oregonlive, 29 May 2022
  • Birds use a stand of hemlocks in my garden for shelter while using the feeders.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Expect to see mossy sandstone cliffs and forests of leafy oak and hemlock while crossing lots of streams and creek beds.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The hemlocks along the brook are old and massive and give the forest an old-growth quality.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 5 July 2019
  • This hemlock tree lasts for ages, with mature heights reaching 175 feet.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The soil is rocky and thin, and our house is surrounded by forests of maple, beech, birch, and hemlock that shade out the light.
    — Christopher Ketcham, Outside Online, 20 May 2020
  • Trees like Doug-fir, Western hemlock and pines can host this disease.
    — oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Western red cedar, and the thick gloom of western hemlocks with their feathery branches, loom large.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Queen Anne's lace leaves are hairy on the underside, while poison hemlock leaves do not have hairs.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 25 May 2017
  • The two trails share the same tremendous hemlock and pine trees and red oaks that have held steady for over 300 years.
    — Idra Novey, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Or in medieval England, you were supposed to put a piece of hemlock in your sock and walk around with it.
    — Angela Chen, The Verge, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Named for the thick forest of fir, hemlock, maples, and cedars, the area was cleared for growing settlements.
    — Daniel Scheffler, Spin, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The cost of hemlock bark dust has gone from $35 a cubic yard to $60 a cubic yard.
    — oregonlive, 11 July 2021
  • The landscape is characterized by dense fir, hemlock, pine, cedar, larch, and spruce forests.
    — Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025

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