How to Use nursery in a Sentence

nursery

noun
  • She still needs to decorate the nursery before the baby comes.
  • We get our flowers from a local nursery.
  • To the nursery to shop for plants, of course.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Dig the hole to the same depth as the nursery pot and twice as wide.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
  • The nursery opens in mid-April.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Check with your nursery, read the tag, or Google.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 12 May 2026
  • That saves you money and a trip to the nursery.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Pick up plants at the nursery to see blooms by June.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Julia rose from her chair in the nursery and went to the crib.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 May 2021
  • Take a trip to your local nursery.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
  • The new nursery was built across the street from the old business.
    — Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Plants look great, and nurseries have sales going on.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Once hatched, the shark joins the other sharks in the nursery.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Now, a new breach has come to light that targets a nursery chain.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t be tempted by seedlings in the nursery.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Her husband works at a plant nursery.
    — Gisela Salomon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Toy storage is a must for any nursery, but why not have fun with it?
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • The back office can be used as a nursery, glam room, or even a gym.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The nursery will wrap the plant roots in plastic so the roots don’t dry out.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Think of it a nursery, more of a safe space, for these female bull sharks.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
  • Divers collect the squares and bring the urchins to an on-land nursery to grow.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The nursery will wrap the plant roots in plastic, so the roots don’t dry out.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Or, speed up the process and pick up white clover seed from a nursery or online.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Or, speed up the process and pick up white clover seed from a nursery or online.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • And my 2-year-old son’s nursery was doubling as a guest room.
    — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
  • This is the last weekend the nursery will be open until the fall.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • That instinct to provide does not stop when the nursery is set up.
    — Natalie Gordon, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • The cloud shape is a sweet addition to any nursery decor, too.
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The nursery is open and the gardens are greened up and starting to bloom.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2022
  • One of the babies was left napping in the nursery.
    — Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

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