How to Use moss in a Sentence

moss

noun
  • Next glue garlic cloves, root side out, on top of the moss.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The fragrance of moss and sage is unique and irresistible.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 May 2022
  • Sea moss comes in two forms: Irish Sea moss or red seaweed.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 5 July 2023
  • The moss will give the vines something to cling to and encourage them to creep upward.
    Marissa Hermanson, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Spritz the plants once a week to moisten the moss and hydrate any new little roots that might have formed.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The fossil stem and leaves of a moss, from the Camp Century sample.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 20 July 2023
  • One it's lit, your room will be filled with a unique moss and amber aroma.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Line one edge with stones and rocks from a craft store and the other with various moss and lichens.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • This project will come together in minutes with a bit of moss and glue.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2022
  • This fanny pack comes in 12 stylish colors, from onyx to camel, dune, dark moss, heather gray, and storm.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Finally, hot-glue a wolf figurine to a rock, and set it and other rocks atop the moss.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
  • To make: Cover a 12- to 16-inch foam wreath form with clumps of moss and lichen, attaching with hot-glue.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The forest floor is alive with mushrooms, lichens, moss and fox droppings.
    William Booth, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Ferns, lichen and moss grow in them, and salamanders, spotted owls and bats reside in the trees.
    Jim Robbins Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, moss and algae can still form, even under the best gutter guards.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The shop also sells açai bowls and drinks with sea moss, a kind of red algae that is said to be a superfood.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The surface may not be melting but the moss and dirt under the snowpack will draw the sun’s heat and the weight of the pack will come crashing down the mountain.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • For the icing on the woodland cake, Fritz distributes spores of mushrooms, lichen and moss on stumps and logs.
    Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Moth orchids only need water every 10-14 days when the bark or moss in the pot feels dry.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Make sure the moss has moisture while the roots are developing.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
  • Aerial photos of the crash site showed aircraft parts scattered on rocks and moss on the side of a mountain gorge.
    Fox News, 30 May 2022
  • Most sea moss supplements are sourced from the Atlantic Ocean.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • To my left, a burbling stream and a lush moss carpet; to my right, rainbow cliffs rose hundreds of feet high.
    oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • Between the gap of the two vessels, slide in moss, conifer branches, pine cones, cranberries and nuts.
    Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Power wash sidewalks and driveways to keep them moss-free.
    oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The herb is also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox and is native to the eastern U.S.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Wrap the entire root system with dampened sheet moss and secure it with more twine.
    Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Even at a glance, the tundra inside the pen was transformed: the sedges pruned, the moss trampled, the blueberries nibbled.
    Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Outside one house stands a dumpster filled with waste while the roof of another is carpeted with a veneer of moss.
    Stephen Castle, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Next to the bookcase was a plastic fiddle-leaf fig, which complemented a nearby bowl of plastic moss.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024

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