How to Use saguaro in a Sentence

saguaro

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  • The agave and saguaro cactus also depend on bats for their health.
    — Sarah Ann Dueñas, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The lights planned for the wall could disrupt the bats that pollinate the saguaro.
    — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Even the white blooms that crown the saguaro are the Arizona state flower.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The saguaro often doesn't survive.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Unique to this park, are the saguaro cacti that bloom towards the end of May.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Treat it like a desert-dwelling saguaro, and your holiday cactus will protest.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Those big fat raindrops kiss the ocotillo, dance among saguaro spines and water our vast herd of lizards.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In the best conditions, a saguaro cactus can live for hundreds of years.
    — Cam Wolf, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Now splayed across the ground in several pieces, the saguaro will soon begin rotting.
    — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Sand and saguaro, coyote and stone, have as much or more claim on her empathy as any man or woman.
    — Justin Taylor, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2016
  • Yes, we're known as the Valentine State, and yes, the saguaro only grows here.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
  • At roughly the half-mile point, a gate near a huge saguaro marks where a rough dirt road parallels the river.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Bobcats have been known to climb tall trees and even saguaros, a type of cactus that can grow up to 66 feet tall.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 June 2018
  • Her brick home has a gravel driveway and a yard covered in prickly pear and saguaro cactus.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Her brick home has a gravel driveway and a yard covered in prickly pear and saguaro cactus.
    — Sejal Govindarao, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Grab a drink under the twinkle-light wrapped saguaro or next to the glowing unicorn statue.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Over near the guesthouse, a dead saguaro was lying horizontal on the ground.
    — Christine Smallwood, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • To this day, tribal members pick acorns atop the mountains and saguaro cactus fruit below.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
  • But a good overview starts at the Waddell Trail with its cholla, saguaro and paloverde.
    — Sonja Haller, azcentral, 16 Feb. 2015
  • The park is most famous for its saguaro cacti, the largest in the country, which can grow up to 50 feet tall.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The park is home to the tallest cactus species in the country, the saguaro, a symbol of the Southwest.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, but the saguaro is likely the most well-known.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • Just north of Greenway Road was wild desert, dirt roads through foothills, crazy saguaros with owl nests hanging out.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Cactus arms only begin to appear when the saguaro is around fifty to seventy years old.
    — Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
  • No need to attempt a 10-foot saguaro; a small cactus garden on a tabletop will do the trick.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Keeping company with the ironwood trees are mesquite, paloverde, creosote and saguaro.
    — latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Outside, lawn games and a small dance floor split up tables set between a saguaro wrapped in rainbow lights and a sparkling unicorn.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The saguaro cactuses and desert flowers welcome the rain, as does the animal life.
    — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
  • Nor is the saguaro forest in the desert disappearing, despite concerns for the species’ health.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The crested saguaro is an uncommon specimen that grows a scalloped crown.
    — WSJ, 26 Feb. 2023

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