How to Use loam in a Sentence

loam

noun
  • Loamy and sandy loams are the ideal soil type.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • Loamy and sandy loams are the ideal soil type.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
  • Sandy soil is more prone to hydrophobia than loam or clay.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Sandy soil is more prone to hydrophobia than loam or clay.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Mixing all of the compost with the sandy loam may not be the best idea.
    — oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The ground is only the ground, & then Green shoots through the rich brown loam.
    — Reginald Dwayne Betts, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2021
  • But the best preserve the essence of the text and tease new meanings from its rich loam.
    — Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
  • Cracks and holes in the walls of her brick house are smeared with loam to keep mosquitoes out.
    — Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Carrots need a loose loam or sandy soil and plenty of moisture.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Then, choose a sandy loam soil that's both rich in nutrients and slightly acidic.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The region's soils consist of limestone, clay, and iron-rich loams.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Aim to provide for your tomatoes a sandy loam soil that does not remain soggy.
    — Walter Reeves, ajc, 27 June 2018
  • Soils here are mostly calcareous with varying amounts of loam, clay and sand mixed in.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Is the soil a porous, well-draining loam, or a rocky clay that will be hard to dig in and harder to drain?
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Caucasian mountain spinach will require good drainage, and thrives in a bed of deep loam and manure.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The bushy tropical plant does best in a mix of loam and sand, and prefers partial shade in very hot climates.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • When the Lee family moved in last winter, the loam was already down.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Brazile swings his arm, once, twice, three times, Deputy’s hoofs pounding the sandy loam, the loop circling his head.
    — Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Small green shoots are emerging from the lush loam of Bay Area farms, and fruit trees are adorned with frothy petals.
    — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2017
  • Deeply colored, this one is perfumed but earthy with dry loam on the nose under cedar, mint and blackberry.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 24 May 2021
  • Well-drained, sandy soils need more water volume, which should be applied more frequently than for a loam or clay soil.
    — oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Areas affected by wildfires or those with sandy soil are more prone to hydrophobia than loam or clay.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The rich loam inside began spilling out onto the white pebble pathways around the beds, an eyesore and a waste.
    — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • Because of our wet weather, lavender needs good drainage to thrive, so when planting, mound and amend the soil with gritty or sandy loam.
    — The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 2 July 2017
  • Mass Natural also sells loam, potting soil, and mulch made with compost.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
  • Beneath the loam sat 3½ feet of hard red clay, and below that was the remnant of a petrified forest.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Nicky Wire’s bass-lines wriggle in the loam at the bottom of the mix, like Jah Wobble’s.
    — Longreads, 25 June 2019
  • Loam The word loam is used to describe soils with a good mixture of sand, silt, and clay, as well as organic matter.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The wine opens with a swirl of florals, cloves, forest floor, mint, loam, black tea and savory minerality.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Dense aromas of cassis, mocha and spiced blackberry are sandwiched between earthy loam below and hints of florals above.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2021

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