: a branch of a tree
especially
: a main branch
Examples of bough in a Sentence
a tree bough fell on my car during the windstorm
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Ryan Tattle put the bough on it for UConn with an empty netter with 2:27 left.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2024
Only a small Nativity scene sits under its barren boughs.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
After November rains, giant logs, evergreen boughs, and tiny wood chips float everywhere; paddling feels like stirring soup.
—Jennifer Berney, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2023
Extra dry-hopping enhances the aromas of berries and evergreen boughs.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2024
Only a small Nativity scene sits under its barren boughs.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
After November rains, giant logs, evergreen boughs, and tiny wood chips float everywhere; paddling feels like stirring soup.
—Jennifer Berney, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2023
Extra dry-hopping enhances the aromas of berries and evergreen boughs.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Bough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bough. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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