How to Use weed in a Sentence
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Keep edges clean and weed-free.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This works best on young weeds.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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The smell of weed seeps through the doors.
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Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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What’s the best way to keep away weeds?
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McClatchy,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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Trim hedges and pull weeds from beds and cracks.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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So a lot of us would go over and pull weeds.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pull weeds from clover by hand—avoid weed killers.
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Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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These weeds may look sweet, but one touch can be bad news.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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These weeds may look sweet, but one touch can be bad news.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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These weeds may look sweet, but one touch can be bad news.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Both grass-like and broadleaf weeds will sprout new stems and leaves.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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The back and forth about him smoking weed.
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Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Clear the area of weeds and other plants.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Is bleach useful for killing weeds?
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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Of course, some weeds are inevitable.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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This wasn’t my first time buying weed.
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Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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What is this weed and is there a good control?
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Use a weed fork to remove any roots that are stuck.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Just like lawn grass, weeds need water for growth.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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The bed should stay fairly weed-free for years.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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Part true crime, part cartoon, a whole lot of weed.
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Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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How has the culture around weed changed over the years?
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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There's like weeds growing, the tiles weren't on.
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Sarah Sotoodeh , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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And in their place, a weed can grow into a mighty oak.
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Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Those flowers make the seeds for next year’s crop of weeds.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Don’t use weed-and-feed products near trees and shrubs.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2026
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The best way to prevent weeds is to have a lush, healthy lawn.
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Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
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Lots of weeds have started to grow in the bare spots of our lawn.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Of course, with any size of garden, there’s bound to be weeds.
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Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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How much weed is legal in Philly?
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Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
- We need to weed the garden.
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How long does weed stay in your system?
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Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is the heavy weeding month.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
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Keep up with weeding and mulching.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
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The key to weed control is to stay ahead of them.
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Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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His new seed drill lined up plants in straight rows that could be weeded.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hay tends to have more weed seeds than straw, which can lead to weed issues.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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One such method is to focus on weeding.
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Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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The fact that a healthy lawn is a deterrent to weed growth is just a bonus.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 May 2026
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There have always been rogue cops, and there were ways of weeding them out.
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WSJ,
10 Mar. 2023
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To get rid of a few weeds, use a weeding tool or hand-pull the culprits.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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The hoe and hand weeding will have to continue to be used there.
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Calvin Finch,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Apr. 2026
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And in a unique twist, the vineyard uses llamas to weed the fields.
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Simon Perry,
Peoplemag,
22 Sep. 2023
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If the mulch is infested with pests or weed seeds, removal is a good idea.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Bermuda grass weed spreads by its roots (rhizomes) and seeds.
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Calvin Finch,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kids can help pull them, and savvy caregivers will turn weeding into a game.
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Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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As tree pollen declines, grass and weed pollen seasons follow.
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Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
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Swales are best lined in mulch or rock — not with landscape cloth nor weed barrier.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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The mulch helps retain moisture and deters weed growth.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Meanwhile, weed pollen levels were higher and stretched across more days.
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Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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That’s a very good sign, as that has been a weeding-out factor for many top lefty bat prospects in the past.
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Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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At a key moment, a character might wander off and weed the oregano.
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Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2022
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Do not use weed killers—weed manually.
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Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s no better time to invest in a proper weeding tool than right now.
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Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Hand-pull henbit or use a weeding tool to dig it up before the flowers go to seed.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Plus, for more clever weeding tools at Amazon, keep reading.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Plus, for more clever weeding tools at Amazon, keep reading.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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Blowing out the sand results in loose pavers and even more grass and weed problems in the future.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Does weeding your garden with a fork really work, though?
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Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
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Experts say the ranking is driven by spikes in grass and weed pollen, along with longer pollen seasons.
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Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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