How to Use verdant in a Sentence

verdant

adjective
  • The leaves are still on the trees and that’s part of that verdant feel.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Like a forest bath, or rolling verdant hills.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
  • Forests that are blackened are no less healthy than those that are verdant green.
    — Leah Sottile, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Wait too long and what was once verdant and fragrant emerges black, slimy and fetid.
    — Ellen Kanner, charlotteobserver, 23 May 2017
  • In summer, the front of the home is shielded by verdant trees and plants.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
  • That’s where this verdant monstera can add a bit of green to the backyard.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • The house is on a cul-de-sac and surrounded by a flat, verdant lawn.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The verdant grounds feature aged olive trees and statuesque palm trees.
    — Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Food and drinks can be enjoyed among verdant trees and sculptures.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Outside, the verdant grounds add rolling lawns, patios and a pool.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
  • One- and two-story homes sit on verdant lots, a little back from the paved road.
    — Sara Sidner, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Today, monks in ocher robes stroll the sprawling, verdant grounds.
    — Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a volcanic hot disc, an icy cold disc, an aquatic disc, and a verdant blush disc.
    — Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
  • These verdant noodles are the ideal side dish to perk up any summer meal.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • Way more verdant than Greenland.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Against the gray sky, the verdant greens, grays and browns of the landscape stand out along the roadside.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The land turns bright and verdant almost overnight, with a carpet of pink flowers.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2016
  • Upstairs, a lofted office takes in views of the verdant grounds.
    — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 2 July 2019
  • Then, when the afternoon sun burns away the mist, verdant green hills appear.
    — Leah Feiger, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Housing options are many — and often verdant and shady amid the city’s many live oaks.
    — A.d. Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • Vines crawl over brick walls, and verdant tiles pave the front of the bar, the source of drinks designed to impress.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In springtime, the fields were verdant and the hills were covered with thousands of olive trees.
    — Fiona Mozley, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The coastal prairie, sloshy and verdant, was pocked with sinkholes full of wildflowers.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Adler added plants and cascading vines around the walls to make the nook into even more of a verdant refuge.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • So many threads, like the verdant vines that twist around the closed gate to Noah’s Valley.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The moss was faded and torn but sported a verdant hue — a possible sign of life.
    — Daniel Ackerman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2019
  • The moss was faded and torn but sported a verdant hue - a possible sign of life.
    — Daniel Ackerman, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2019
  • The superyacht itself appears to be just as green as the verdant plant life.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The creamy, vanilla-y base melts in your mouth while the matcha mixed in brings a nutty flavor and verdant hue.
    — Jamila Robinson, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Monde coffee under the shade of an orange tree on their verdant patio.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025

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