How to Use goldenrod in a Sentence

goldenrod

noun
Definition of goldenrodnext
  • In spring, Detroit’s terroir has notes of mint; in fall, the hives give off the scent of clover and goldenrod.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Milkweed and moths at screens, fields of corn and goldenrod and Queen Anne’s lace.
    — Karen Brown, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The buttercups along the roadside, the goldenrod and horseweed in the ditches, the yarrow and thistle on the shoulder.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The sky in its slow dawning revealed high blue shards of clouds, hills rich with goldenrod, a pond scummy at the edges.
    — Lauren Groff, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Feverfew, astilbe and heuchera blooms, Queen Anne’s lace, dianthus, yarrow, goldenrod and love-in-a-mist work well in this role.
    — Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017
  • The new color scheme is a blend of Parisian blue, goldenrod yellow, and peony pink.
    — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 2 May 2018
  • The last bees and butterflies of the season hover over goldenrod and asters.
    — Anne Barnard, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2019
  • People strolled the grounds, framed by fields of early goldenrod.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2021
  • At this point, the only thing on the bottom of Pigs Eye Lake is muck and goldenrod plants which are remnants of when the area was a meadow and wetland.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Some goldenrod stems bulged with galls, a few broken open by hungry birds?
    — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Salty goldenrod bottarga was shaved over everything, even the white rim of the plate.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 6 June 2017
  • The box contained something special that had eluded him for most of his life: a black cap and gown and a stole trimmed with goldenrod velvet.
    — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 18 May 2018
  • Like most meadow stewards, I’m transfixed from the first golden alexanders of spring to the last goldenrods and Joe Pye weeds of autumn.
    — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • Bees and butterflies bounce and float from goldenrod to clover on the edge of a farm field. Pumpkins in various shades of orange ripen in a dusty field on top of a hill.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • On a recent stroll through the preserve, goldenrod was growing next to large, flat, darkened slabs of limestone.
    — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Rows of overgrown bushes and goldenrod push up to the thin wisps of young chestnut trees, most of which are encircled by wiring or plastic tubes.
    — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2019
  • As the players darted across the pavement in goldenrod and maroon jerseys, Thomas live-streamed the on-court action on Facebook.
    — Jeffrey Marini, Chicago Reader, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The hard path will offer close-up views of wildflowers in the fall, such as ironweed, milkweed and two varieties of goldenrod.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022
  • An autumnal sun bathed all in a blond light, goldenrod and desert grasses, and Churro sheep and their guardian dogs, which cocked heads and sniffed at the air, trying to catch a scent of coyotes.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The delicate flowers of yellow top brushed against cones of goldenrod.
    — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Her pyrotechnic blondeness, with its cascade of dark roots, wreathed her face like a spray of goldenrod.
    — David Friend, Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2017
  • There are no known medical or culinary uses for the goldenrod.
    — Allison Carter, Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The goldenrod has just begun to bloom, its feathery yellow stalks peppering the hillsides.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Below are 19 skin-care products that utilize power the goldenrod spice.
    — Allure, 9 Oct. 2018
  • There are glimpses of what was meant to be, a clump of northern sea oats here, a goldenrod there, but all is now smothered in invasive vines and brambles and miscanthus grasses.
    — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Our meeting spot is the penthouse suite of Unscripted, a delightfully retro hotel that pops with the rich goldenrod and crimson of the ‘60s at every turn.
    — Dani Deahl, The Verge, 1 June 2018
  • For a pop of yellow, plant perennial goldenrod to enjoy every year.
    — Taylor Augustin, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
  • The little critters create pockets of abnormal growth—called galls—on goldenrod plants, living and feeding on them from the inside.
    — Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Wildlife friendly garden folk include bushes with berries and flowers with good nectar such as asters and goldenrod, Hanson said.
    — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Beyond the whole pollinator thing, goldenrods are tremendously useful plants.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023

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