How to Use weedy in a Sentence

weedy

adjective
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  • Fill bare or weedy spots in the lawn with the help of summer rains.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
  • But the wild, weedy overgrowth of the Peak TV era is yielding fruit, too.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • From there, my partner and I walked to the weedy banks of the Zimbabwean canyon.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Northern pike have been active on the weedy flats and drop-off zones.
    — Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • The lake is dotted with islands, rocky points, clay banks and weedy bays.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 July 2017
  • During a recent tour, a black piece of plastic the size of a barrel marred the weedy edge of the pond.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2017
  • What’s the difference between a lush food plot and a weedy patch of dirt?
    — Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Small, weedy islands appear in the Butte Creek flow here.
    — Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2021
  • July is a good time to fill in bare or now weedy spots left by cold, drought or pests.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
  • The jet, which for years lured Elvis fans to a weedy old runway in Roswell, N.M, is now up for auction.
    — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 22 May 2017
  • The beautiful garden is torn up and goes bleak and weedy.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 12 Oct. 2018
  • Black crappies are found in large ponds, as well as clear, deep, weedy, and cold reservoirs.
    — Popular Science, 1 June 2020
  • The ground cherry, a species of Physalis, is a weedy plant native to the Americas.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Consumer tastes have evolved over the last 30 years, and many people would describe these wines as lean and weedy.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The route then winds down toward Mexican Hay Lake, which is rarely more than a weedy bog.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 19 June 2018
  • Spring creeks tend to be weedy with flowing green plants like elodea and watercress.
    — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
  • The empty swimming pool and weedy basketball courts gave the place a kind of haunted charm.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
  • Although the straight species of black gum can be a bit weedy, newer cultivars such as ‘Wild Fire’ don’t go to seed.
    — oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The station comprised two chargers on the far weedy fringes of a nearly empty Jack in the Box parking lot.
    — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
  • For bass, throw jigs and plastics into rocky or weedy cover.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 8 June 2018
  • Mowing can help control the weeds but seldom is the total answer to the weedy lawn problem.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Researchers sequenced the genomes of leafy and weedy sea dragons and compared them with other fish.
    — New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • For nonriders, this might get a bit weedy, but bear with me: The Bobber has a 29-degree front fork rake, and a trail of 5.2 inches.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 16 July 2021
  • If not managed, the plants can become weedy and aggressive.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2021
  • In the eyes of the BLM, pinyon pine and juniper trees are weedy species that invade sagebrush rangelands and increase the risk of wildfire.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Now is a great time to repair weedy spots in your lawn, but don’t expect the good grass to quickly creep into large bare areas.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2021
  • On weedy shorelines, beds will begin just outside the deepest weeds.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Is there a weedy section of lawn that could be replaced with a perennial garden?
    — Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Hummingbirds are attracted to weedy patches that have a mix of tall grasses and broadleaf plants.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • On Thursday afternoon, stray cats stalked a weedy patch at the back of the property, which is separated from the GardaWorld building by fences, unkempt foliage and a line of trees.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024

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