PRUNE in a Sentence
Learn PRUNE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
14 example sentences for PRUNE, such as:
1. I am going to prune this bush down.
2. I earned my living by pruning trees.
3. She spent the afternoon pruning roses.
4. Try to prune your essay of irrelevant detail.
5. Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.
2. I earned my living by pruning trees.
3. She spent the afternoon pruning roses.
4. Try to prune your essay of irrelevant detail.
5. Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of PRUNE
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prune
v. cut away; trim; reduce
Classic Sentence:
1 Don't economize on the nuptials, do not prune them of their splendors; don't scrimp on the day when you beam.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
2 Already nearly all the weeds were cleared out of the garden and most of the roses and trees had been pruned or dug about.
3 In pruning season he earned eighteen sous a day; then he hired out as a hay-maker, as laborer, as neat-herd on a farm, as a drudge.
4 I earned my living by pruning trees.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
5 So much has religion done for me; turning the original materials to the best account; pruning and training nature.
Example Sentence:
1 I am going to prune this bush down.
2 Try to prune your essay of irrelevant detail.
3 Another reason to prune is to maintain the plant for its intended purpose within your yard or landscape.
4 The original version of the text has been pruned quite a bit.
5 Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned.
6 She spent the afternoon pruning roses.
7 The company would benefit from a little pruning here and there.
8 Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.
9 Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study.