How to Use grassy in a Sentence

grassy

adjective
Definition of grassynext
  • Jacobus turned the truck into a grassy area near the river.
    — Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Our favorite part is that the drops are flavorless with no grassy aftertaste.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • There is a large grassy space to spread out a blanket or lawn chairs and plenty of food truck options for dinner and beverages.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
  • With its mildly grassy, vegetal flavor, asparagus — raw or cooked — is a perfect backdrop for bold flavors.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
  • During those performances, the music was notably crisp, landing on the grassy landscape like thunderbolts.
    — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Today, all that survives on the former Belvidere Hollow site is the grassy lot and part of Interstate 29.
    — Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The community garden in the grassy area behind the building will grow fresh produce — something board members say is sorely needed because the area is a food desert.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The body of Damien, 30, was found Monday in a grassy area near one of at least 13 locations where the stabbing spree occurred.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Our testers spent an entire day assembling leaf blowers, measuring their noise level when running, and using them to move debris across a grassy yard and a cement walkway.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022
  • To further fact-check their readings, weather service staff on Wednesday measured the city’s temperature about a quarter-mile away from the official site, to a more grassy area.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • With the old stadium headed for demolition, it was placed on a grassy traffic island at the foot of a Manhattan exit ramp — a lonely greeter, to a mostly empty island.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • The group spent the night sleeping in a grassy patch next to the beach.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Buy lunch from a food truck, and eat it in the grassy area.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The car went through the guardrail and came to stop on the grassy median.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2023
  • After roll call, the cadets were moved to a grassy area under a tree.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The new space includes a stage, a grassy knoll and parking spots for food trucks.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The best chance would be on grassy areas north and west of D.C. Wednesday highs should reach near 40 to the mid-40s.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Around him was a grassy plain studded with low, flat hills.
    — Longreads, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The stretch behind the neighborhood is paved and lies down a grassy slope from the houses.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The geese were piled on a grassy area against the furniture store’s wall, though the parking lot belongs to the CVS.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The lot has trees, garden beds, and a grassy backyard leading down to the water.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Finish things off with fresh, grassy green onions or chives.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Janet Milkman pauses atop a grassy ridge to take it all in, then sighs and shakes her head.
    — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • In the photo, the 11-month-old sat on a grassy field with her back turned to the camera under a sunny sky.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • For grassy areas, start by cutting and scraping away the sod.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, ELLE Decor, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The concrete-and-turf bunker that Gynzhul lives in is accessed via a door on a grassy mound and a dingy, steep staircase.
    — Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But the spot along the fence line adjacent to a grassy field was Ziegler’s only option.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Hawks and owls prey on rodents bounding across grassy slopes.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Last month, Delgado and a team of scientists set out to collect some potential members from a grassy patch of ocean floor just off Molasses Key, near Marathon.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • Families would spread picnic blankets across the grassy knolls as bikers safely pedaled down paths devoid of cars.
    — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 8 July 2024

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