How to Use weed in a Sentence

weed

1 of 2 noun
Definition of weednext
  • The plan was simple: pay his bills, sell weed at parties, and go to school.
    — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Though weed pollen lingers, the amount produced by trees and grass begin to drop.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Ideally there will be very few seeds or weeds in the straw bale.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2023
  • These are easy to take care of with selective weed killer.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The music was blaring, the bar was overflowing, and the air was thick with weed smoke.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • My son, who is 13, has a job mowing and weed-eating yards.
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Your love, your fear, your hate were just planted in your brain like weeds in a garden.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Fifty years ago, weed sold on the street had a THC concentration of about 2%.
    — Thomas Farley, STAT, 4 Dec. 2023
  • As a groundskeeper at the trailer park, Holt rushed to help his neighbors weed and mow their lawns.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
  • One night, in Hank’s room, our friend Chad sat on a beanbag chair, packing a pipe with weed.
    — Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • The neighborhood has tried to clean up some of the empty lots that are overgrown with weeds and filled with trash and wildlife.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The state agency lists the plant in its top eight invasive weeds and grasses.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, Rojas laughed, his parents kept him busy pulling weeds as a child.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • A lot of our Black men are still housed in prisons to this day for offenses like weed.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • With the discount, the fee for your property would be XX for each mowing and weed cleanup.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Mulch blocks weeds and lets the plants absorb water without runoff.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • This pressure washer comes with up to 2100 PSI to clear off grime and weeds from wood or brick flooring.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
  • No one should smoke weed while working or while pregnant.
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • For in-ground, select a site that is weed-free and receives four to six hours of daily sunlight.
    — Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Inside, 700 pounds of weed grown the previous year was at risk of going bad.
    — Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In addition to the raffles, Mint will have food trucks, live DJs and free weed every hour on site.
    — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Characters kiss, and one drinks beer and makes a reference to weed.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The grassy fields around the tower filled with grape soda lupine flowers, and the large, white blooms of Jimson weed dotted the forest floor.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The system can determine the difference between a weed and a crop plant and only spray the weed.
    — Abigail Bassett, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • For years Forchhammer numbed the pain with weed and alcohol.
    — Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Women in black mourning weeds gathered and hummed dirges.
    — Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But there will be more such cases, because weeds do not stop growing unless pulled out by the roots — and Iran is the root of the proxy attacks.
    — Seth Cropsey, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Adderall pills, not just weed, flowed into dorms and parties.
    — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Depending on the area, some weed dispensaries may be subjected to taxes up to 40%.
    — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
  • Dealing with unwanted weeds comes with the territory of being an avid gardener, but weeds that grow through hard-to-reach crevices are a whole other beast.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
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weed

2 of 2 verb
  • And in a unique twist, the vineyard uses llamas to weed the fields.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There have always been rogue cops, and there were ways of weeding them out.
    — WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • How, exactly, does the IOC plan to weed those athletes out?
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • At a key moment, a character might wander off and weed the oregano.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The first round, with 32 teams competing in eight groups, serves to weed out those that probably shouldn’t be there in the first place.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Keep the area weeded so the vine doesn’t have to compete for nutrients and moisture.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 15 June 2023
  • And some people don’t have the physical strength to dig, plant, water and weed a garden—even a small one.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 20 June 2022
  • Plan to weed your veggie beds at least once per week for the first four weeks of the plants’ growth to get the edge on this ongoing challenge in the garden.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, there's far more going on behind the scenes, and Charlie easily weeds through all the lies to find the ugly truth.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But there would be no way to weed them out without the state background check currently in the licensing process.
    — Jim Vertuno, Chron, 24 May 2021
  • This weeding tool features a bamboo handle and a four-claw steel end to grab onto weeds.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • After weeding, McGrath smothers the plants in black garbage bags and leaves them to bake in the sun before disposing of them.
    — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • One member of the team constructed a boardwalk to the launch area, while other members frequently clean up and weed the area.
    — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022
  • Could it be used to evaluate job performance or to weed people out?
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • They are known for their humor and kindness, often buying pizza for a group of kids at the pool or even helping the Dormans weed their yard.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • For gardeners, weeding is an unavoidable part of the job.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Containers are easier to weed and water than gardens in the ground.
    — oregonlive, 29 May 2023
  • In this marketing view, California is to weed what Cuba is to cigars.
    — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • There are a variety of gardening tools that can help with digging, weeding, planting, and more.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
  • And some believe the new structure and financial payments are ways to keep members in line — and weed out those viewed as problematic.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Fortunately, weeding them out isn’t too difficult, and there are ways to attempt the task on both Android and iOS that don’t take a huge amount of time or effort.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2024
  • After posting your job opening, take some time to weed through applications and find the ideal candidate for the job.
    — Mike Kappel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Most often, each group works on tasks like weeding or seeding together.
    — Jocelyn Ruggiero, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • An Amazon source says reviews are being held 72 hours to help weed out trolls and to ensure each review is legitimate.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Here's a look at the results: Should weed/marijuana be legal in Indiana?
    — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
  • This earthy powder, named after Fort Benton, Wyoming, which boasts some of the world's largest deposits of the stuff, is beloved for its abilities to target impurities in your skin and weed them out.
    — Fiona Embleton, Allure, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Martin had even weeded the area around their tent and planted a garden of artificial flowers at its entrance.
    — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2023
  • The tubers may be unearthed and scattered by the digging activities of animals, as well as weeding, and spread to new sites during flood events.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Mindful of the heat to come, several workers are already weeding, and Ms. Mason – her daily meditation and yoga done – is ready for a busy day.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
  • No insecticides are allowed; all weeding must be done by hand or with a natural insecticide such as neem oil or insecticidal soap, which garden managers have taught some neighbors how to make.
    — Page Leggett, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024

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