How to Use sea oats in a Sentence
sea oats
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This is a major clearing of mature dunes with sea grapes and sea oats.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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Inland sea oats is commonly used as a tall groundcover in hard to plant areas beneath trees.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
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The mailbox, which surprisingly pops up from a landscape of sugar-white sand and sea oats swaying in the wind, creates a scene straight from a movie.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Stilted above the sea oats with wraparound porches and shingles made from driftwood and other scraps, the historic oceanfront cottages in Nags Head are a sight to behold.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
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In a pilot experiment, sea oats grown in recycled glass sand from the startup Glass for Life performed just as well as those planted in natural beach sand.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Juliana Grilo, the museum’s program manager and Nathan Rubin, a student at the University of Miami, carefully watched and measured the sea oats every week for 90 days.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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