How to Use linden in a Sentence

linden

noun
  • The linden that was part of Lincoln’s landscape won’t share that fate.
    — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Trees such as sycamores and lindens that grow large and sprout readily after pruning work best.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Other trees, like linden trees, have very broad leaves and can provide really dense shade.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 11 July 2024
  • Nature trails traverse the acreage peppered with century-old sycamore, beech and linden trees.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Left alone, the little leaf linden tree can grow up to 80 feet tall; its long branches can span up to 50 feet wide.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • These iridescent, fingernail-sized bugs feast on roses and certain tree species like birch and linden.
    — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
  • But another, much younger linden next to the Dean House could claim the legacy of its wrecked sibling.
    — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • My lindens, birches and other JB favorites remain intact as well.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2019
  • These beetles can cause a grade deal of damage to linden and crabapple trees, fruit-bearing trees and grapevines, along with other foliate flora.
    — USA TODAY, 26 July 2019
  • The two other lindens planted by the Deans died less than a year apart, around 2012, Popolis said.
    — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Shorter trees, like dogwoods, shadblows and lindens, are better suited to grow alongside power lines, Pitz said.
    — Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Earlier this month, an artistic tribute to her—carved with a chainsaw from a living linden tree—was revealed near her hometown, Sevnic.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 21 July 2019
  • The queen ceremonially planted a tree, a little-leaf linden, on the South Lawn.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • During spring, Cote says, the vintage will most likely be light in color and heavily loaded with linden due to the high density of such trees in the city.
    — Charu Suri, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Suckers arising from trees such as apples, crabapples, honey locust, lindens and others, however, should be removed.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
  • Standing under an old linden tree, Sister Brigitte looks at the marble gravestones marking the resting spots of her late companions.
    — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2019
  • American linden trees can grow up to 2 feet in a year and produce plenty of nectar that's especially attractive to honeybees.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2020
  • The $85 ticket includes seating under the linden trees, continental breakfast and a picnic lunch.
    — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
  • There were small houses—possibly the homes of former laborers at the defunct talc mine nearby—but no sign of life, except for the crows pecking along the street and around the trunk of a sagging linden.
    — Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2019
  • At the front of the house, there is a perfect spot for a statement tree — a regal American linden would give the home a stately Southern look, Elliott says.
    — Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
  • The allees have been replanted with 168 native little-leaf linden trees, variety Greenspire, which will be clipped into an aerial hedge.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 29 May 2017
  • Species available for planting include ironwood, hackberry, American linden, red and swamp oak and the Kentucky coffee tree.
    — Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 23 May 2018
  • To hold it all together, a linden framework with sophisticated metal pivots for tightening was affixed to the back of each painting, to prevent warping.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • To hold it all together, a linden framework with sophisticated metal pivots for tightening was affixed to the back of each painting, to prevent warping.
    — Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Their classic scents typically focus on a singular botanical inspiration, such as lavender leaf or linden tree.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Mulberry, sour cherry, black walnut, aronia, linden, black cap raspberry each have their turn to be ripe, all gleaned from parking lots, a little public landscaping, sometimes through a chain-link fence.
    — Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The fragrance features notes of clementine, linden blossom, bergamot, violet leaf, cyclamen, jasmine sambac, vetiver and more.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 5 May 2017
  • In the past, blooming linden trees were routinely treated in springtime with a pesticide called imidacloprid to kill Japanese beetles.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2021
  • The shortlist includes roses, silver lace vines, Virginia creeper, raspberry, linden, gaura, rose of Sharon and hollyhock.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 24 June 2019
  • It’s made from a recipe of 24 botanicals (no Monkey 47, but still), including lavender, chamomile, elderflower, and linden.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 June 2024

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