How to Use mistletoe in a Sentence

mistletoe

noun
Definition of mistletoenext
  • Dee and Keith sell mistletoe at the end of the driveway for $1.
    — oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2021
  • There will be no mistletoe for Kyle Richards this year.
    — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Hang the mistletoe early this year, Crab, because things could be steamy in the first half of the month.
    — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Who's Justin going to kiss under the mistletoe in that case?
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Mesquite is the most common tree in our area for mistletoe to prey upon.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Word on the street is mistletoe purchases are down this year.
    — Star Tribune, 22 Dec. 2020
  • And there may, or may not, have been a mistletoe hanging nearby.
    — Carole Radziwill, Town & Country, 22 Dec. 2020
  • But the whole idea of kissing under the mistletoe started before any of that.
    — Adam Schubak, Country Living, 29 Nov. 2018
  • The date, the bright lights, the wreaths, the mistletoe, Santa Claus — all derive from pagan traditions.
    — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Mistletoe Nothing says sharing the love like a bit of mistletoe hanging in a door frame.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Gift them on their own, use them as present toppers, or hang them mistletoe-style above doorways.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Hang some mistletoe over a doorway (or several) to bring the cheer to every room.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 3 Nov. 2022
  • There's plenty of peppermint, mistletoe and cheer to go around.
    — cleveland.com, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Mistletoe Just over half of Americans say they have been kissed under the mistletoe at some point in their lives: 52% have, and 43% have not.
    — CBS News, 7 Jan. 2020
  • There's a man rushing to Gatwick north terminal with a bunch of mistletoe & nothing else.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Woman's Day, 27 Dec. 2016
  • Forget that single sprig of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling and go for a full garland.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 17 Nov. 2022
  • In Britain, Druids observed the solstice by cutting mistletoe.
    — Brian Handwerk, National Geographic, 20 Dec. 2016
  • Tristan is trying to get Quiet David to admit the donkey ate mistletoe, which takes a very, very long time.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Kids can hunt for all the new additions, including a yule log, mistletoe, garlands and more.
    — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • So why are there Christmas kissing balls and mistletoe put out during the month of December?
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Commiserate with the broken hearts weeping at the sight of mistletoe and aching just a little extra this time of year.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 11 Sep. 2020
  • In 2009, a group of birders noticed a tiny, gray bird feeding on mistletoe in the canopy of a tropical forest in Borneo.
    — Andrea Michelson, Smithsonian, 18 Oct. 2019
  • From the holly on the door to the mistletoe above their heads, they are surrounded by species with toxic reputations.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2016
  • What happens under the mistletoe stays under the mistletoe.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Time for mistletoe, spiced drinks, twinkling lights—and unbridled rage?
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Just over a quarter of Americans under 35 say they have been kissed under the mistletoe, while most 35 and older have been.
    — CBS News, 30 July 2020
  • Simply add garland — this faux mistletoe version is a must!
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Jessica smiles, reaches into her handbag, and pulls out all the mistletoe that Trevor gave her.
    — EW.com, 3 Dec. 2021
  • While researchers observed the stickiness of the mistletoe seeds, more questions remain about the gluey material.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Rituals like burning a yule log and hanging a sprig of mistletoe were traditions practiced since Anglo-Saxon and Celtic prehistory.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023

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