How to Use thatch in a Sentence

thatch

1 of 2 verb
Definition of thatchnext
  • The roof was made of a plaited reed mat, thatched with wheat stalks set aside from the autumn harvest.
    — Lu Yang, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • One soldier set fire to the family's thatched house while the others tossed grenades into the shelter.
    — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • One soldier set fire to the family’s thatched house while the others tossed grenades into the shelter.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Even their houses are often made of cross-thatched bamboo.
    — National Geographic, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The goal of the construction project was to teach campers, ages 8-11, how to build a traditional Native American thatched lean-to.
    — Carol Wolfram, NOLA.com, 31 July 2017
  • The lodge can accommodate up to 34 guests in its range of manor suites and thatched-roof cottages that face a tranquil river and brilliant red rocks where zebras roam.
    — Karen Carmichael, National Geographic, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Accommodations in the park include lodges, thatched chalets, and campsites.
    — Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 14 June 2019
  • British roofs devolved from tile to thatch — perishable, flammable, insect-infested — and their floors reverted to plain earth.
    — Helen Andrews, National Review, 18 Dec. 2017
  • The 57-year-old is one of a small remaining group of professional Dutch reed cutters, harvesting, cleaning and drying reed that is used to thatch houses.
    — Peter Dejong, Fox News, 2 May 2018
  • For example, participants may be asked to look at a video and press a button every five minutes, tasks thatch have no intrinsic meaning to them.
    — Nicola Ballhausen, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Visit the Cliffs of Moher, chat with locals over a traditional Irish breakfast, and wander past thatched-roof homes lining cobblestoned streets.
    — National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019
  • By far the most common cause of injury is ground current, in which the electricity courses along the earth's surface, ensnaring within its circuitry a herd of cows or a group of people sleeping beneath a tent or a grass-thatched hut.
    — Charlotte Huff, CNN, 25 May 2017
  • Guests can visit about 300 traditional buildings including peasant homes with steep roofs, thatched barns, heavy log cabins, churches and mills -- all of which have been transported from towns across Romania.
    — Marissa Tejada, CNN, 16 May 2017
  • Goodbye jungle, hello sparkling beaches, 31 air-conditioned (and gecko-less) thatched-roof villas with marble floors and bright artwork, an inviting infinity pool and full-service spa.
    — By Brian Melton, star-telegram, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Wanosato is a traditional inn of unusual charm, and offers simple accommodation in either the main house, or in two beautiful gassho-zukuri bungalows, which have thatched roofs covered in lichen.
    — Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The roof was made of a plaited reed mat, thatched with wheat stalks set aside from the autumn harvest.
    — Lu Yang, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • One soldier set fire to the family's thatched house while the others tossed grenades into the shelter.
    — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • One soldier set fire to the family’s thatched house while the others tossed grenades into the shelter.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Even their houses are often made of cross-thatched bamboo.
    — National Geographic, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The goal of the construction project was to teach campers, ages 8-11, how to build a traditional Native American thatched lean-to.
    — Carol Wolfram, NOLA.com, 31 July 2017
  • The lodge can accommodate up to 34 guests in its range of manor suites and thatched-roof cottages that face a tranquil river and brilliant red rocks where zebras roam.
    — Karen Carmichael, National Geographic, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Accommodations in the park include lodges, thatched chalets, and campsites.
    — Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 14 June 2019
  • British roofs devolved from tile to thatch — perishable, flammable, insect-infested — and their floors reverted to plain earth.
    — Helen Andrews, National Review, 18 Dec. 2017
  • The 57-year-old is one of a small remaining group of professional Dutch reed cutters, harvesting, cleaning and drying reed that is used to thatch houses.
    — Peter Dejong, Fox News, 2 May 2018
  • For example, participants may be asked to look at a video and press a button every five minutes, tasks thatch have no intrinsic meaning to them.
    — Nicola Ballhausen, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Visit the Cliffs of Moher, chat with locals over a traditional Irish breakfast, and wander past thatched-roof homes lining cobblestoned streets.
    — National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019
  • By far the most common cause of injury is ground current, in which the electricity courses along the earth's surface, ensnaring within its circuitry a herd of cows or a group of people sleeping beneath a tent or a grass-thatched hut.
    — Charlotte Huff, CNN, 25 May 2017
  • Guests can visit about 300 traditional buildings including peasant homes with steep roofs, thatched barns, heavy log cabins, churches and mills -- all of which have been transported from towns across Romania.
    — Marissa Tejada, CNN, 16 May 2017
  • Goodbye jungle, hello sparkling beaches, 31 air-conditioned (and gecko-less) thatched-roof villas with marble floors and bright artwork, an inviting infinity pool and full-service spa.
    — By Brian Melton, star-telegram, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Wanosato is a traditional inn of unusual charm, and offers simple accommodation in either the main house, or in two beautiful gassho-zukuri bungalows, which have thatched roofs covered in lichen.
    — Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2018
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thatch

2 of 2 noun
  • We ate lunch in the shade under the thatch of a beachfront restaurant.
  • Gone are the lights of the little thatch-roofed bohios high on the hill to the north.
    — Anthony Doerr, Town & Country, 25 May 2018
  • The adults are nocturnal and rest during the day around the base of the plants (in the soil or thatch).
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Those knifelike blades cut through the sod and pull out thatch.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Step one is to remove most of the dead grass and thatch from the area to be seeded.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
  • The thatch of dark, glossy hair on the top of his head had gone untouched since mid-March.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The trail ends at a clearing with three thatch huts, home to a dozen Shuar, the ancient tribe that guards the cave.
    — David Kushner, Outside Online, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Leaving grass clippings does not lead to thatch buildup in the lawn.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 14 June 2019
  • Across the glade a chorus of bleats drifts from a crumbling hut, shaped from thatch and earth.
    — The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • His looks, other than high cheekbones and a thatch of dark curls, were a blur to me.
    — Bonnie Altucher, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
  • These caterpillars set up homes in silken tunnels built in the thatch of the grass.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Simply run the machine back and forth across the lawn and its spinning tines will pull out the thatch.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2019
  • First: remove any dead grass, weeds or thatch from the area to be seeded.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
  • There isn’t a tee box, a fairway, a bunker, a thatch of pine straw or a putting surface where the greats haven’t walked.
    — Will Graves, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2022
  • His body droops and his face sags, jowls draping under a thatch of beard.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Sycamore leaves are large and when ground up leaves lots of residues that would contribute to thatch.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2022
  • But my favorite T word is the thatch, which covers the building roofs.
    — Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 May 2017
  • Jeanie and Julius Seeder are twins, 51 years old, born in this place with flagstone floors and thatch roof.
    — Susan Straight, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
  • One option is just to leave the thatch and twigs from your fall garden as is, Molumby said.
    — Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • There are thus a lot of freeloaders that would need to be punished for not contributing to the thatch.
    — National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2016
  • The problem was, most of that wasn’t thatch, just last season’s dead grass, mostly blades.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2019
  • The meat itself was flabby, though, and the thatch of fried spinach gave the dish nothing more than a crinkly, empty sort of crunch.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • His hair is still an enviable thatch, but now streaked with some gray.
    — Michael Hainey, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Five years ago, goats were used in the same canyon for a coastal sage scrub restoration project to help eat up thatch in steep and rocky areas.
    — Jessica Peralta, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Zale led me to spot after spot in the sea grass, pulling aside brown-gray thatch to reveal groves of bright green spears.
    — Erin M. Fischell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Nestled in the corner of the craft beer garden, the only sign there’s a tiki bar nearby is the booth made of thatch.
    — Liset Marquez, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2017
  • The Sun Joe comes with a 13.2-gallon grass bag to collect clippings to prevent thick thatch build-up.
    — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Each house will have a thatch roof, four beds and no air-conditioning.
    — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 5 July 2017
  • Huffman, on the other hand, has always looked more or less the same: bright-blue eyes, chipmunk teeth, and a thatch of blond hair.
    — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Roadside markets are often made of sticks and thatch instead of bricks and tin.
    — New York Times, 18 June 2018

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