How to Use crop in a Sentence

crop

1 of 2 noun
Definition of cropnext
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  • The teachers got ready for a new crop of students.
  • They sprayed the crops with a pesticide.
  • Tobacco is their main crop.
  • What are the clues for the new crop of masked celebrities?
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The two commodities are the top crops shipped under the deal.
    — Megan Durisin, Fortune, 17 July 2023
  • The crop falls to the ground and rots, attracting elephants, drawn to the bounty.
    — Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • The crop this year proves to be rather dazzling indeed.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 June 2023
  • The Crop tool has an AI option that finds the subject and suggests a crop.
    — PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The peanut crop failed, the cotton and corn crops burned up, and their income that first year was less than $200.
    — Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The list is mainly to get to know the younger crop of NHL talent entering the league.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Simple steps like these can help to keep these kinds of crops tasting good for longer.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 12 May 2023
  • Or is there not enough water to grow crops or sustain cities?
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
  • As with the rats of Autun, the accused were charged with ravaging crops, this time the local vineyards.
    — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • This year, The Star will highlight the next crop of talented players.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The state exports the majority of the crop and the tree nuts have become a staple of many pantries and fridges — and not just in trail mix.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Chloé patchwork crop jeans Patchwork jeans are a fall staple with a twist.
    — Porter Simmons, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Tenant farmers raised grain crops to pay the landlords’ rent.
    — Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Tufts of grasses, yellow and brown by late June, offer signs that crops grew here not so long ago.
    — Alissa J. Rubin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
  • These pests eat crops, and their venom can pose a risk to humans and animals.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
  • The Iron Age ushered in a 300-year drought which contributed to crop shortages and widespread famine.
    — Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The downpour began in late May, drenching the wheat crops in central China.
    — Nicole Hong, New York Times, 24 June 2023
  • Season 3 will take place in Thailand and follow a new crop of hotel guests.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The process wasn’t gentle but in about 18 months would result in a crop of seedlings that could be sold to landowners and the timber industry.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
  • At the start of every year, a crop of cultural works enters the public domain in the United States.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The cold allows the crops to go into dormancy, much like people need sleep.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
  • One hallway, for example, is adorned in a striking corn motif, a nod to one of the Illinois’s largest crops.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
  • With this new crop of competitors, the big hurdle is creating a sky that suits them.
    — Marc Wortman, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Irrigation is necessary for all kinds of crops and there is an abundance of what for most of the arable land.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • Last summer brought dry, drought-like conditions for much of the state, impacting crops and worrying farmers.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Each region and crop will need to implement different standards based on soil type, weather conditions, ecosystem, and crop needs.
    — Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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crop

2 of 2 verb
  • We had to crop the image to fit it into the frame.
  • Her hair was cropped short.
  • The picture was cropped badly.
  • For the most part, Sennott was cropped out of the photos.
    — Claire Stern, ELLE, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There were a lot of toned, cropped moments that just served the look….
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The photo was later cropped to no longer show the wording on the shirt.
    — Douglas Walker, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2023
  • His graying hair is cropped low at the sides with tight black curls on top.
    — Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Select the words Tap to Scan and you’ll be prompted to draw the corners of the image to crop it.
    — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022
  • Eczema loves to crop up in places where skin bends, like the crooks of elbows and the backs of knees, as well as the wrists, ankles and neck.
    — Glamour, 7 Nov. 2022
  • What to Consider It might be too cropped for some folks.
    — Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2023
  • If any of these signs start to crop up between meals, hanger might be on its way.
    — Kathryn Watson, SELF, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The installation is the latest in a number of large pieces of art to crop up on roadsides in the West Texas desert.
    — Dan Carson, Chron, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Fox topped the sheer dress with a leather jacket cropped just below the collarbone and low-heeled black sock booties.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Easter is prime time for ham and every year questions crop up about it.
    — Susan Selasky, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Made from a polyester and viscose blend, this cropped sweater with 3/4 length sleeves works nicely over a simple tank top.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In other words: Jasper has no plans of cropping his locks anytime soon.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 2023
  • While this top is slightly cropped, my midriff never gets cold because there’s a shock cord at the waist that keeps drafts out.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The end of the year is usually when the biopics start to crop up, and there's no more worthy a subject than Whitney Houston.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2022
  • Now take this picture—Lens will ask you to crop out anything that’s not in the document, then extract the text for you.
    — Justin Pot, Popular Science, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The watermark can also remain in the image even if it’s cropped.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 29 Aug. 2023
  • In the Midwest, some relief from inflation did crop up.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022
  • What to Consider The fit is cropped and boxy, which may not appeal to everyone.
    — Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The transaction should close in the second quarter of 2022, barring any hurdles that crop up in the meantime.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Make that: Reasons. Heim had not cut his hair since 2019 before cropping it tight over the weekend.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 June 2023
  • With a white maxi skirt, cropped copper tank top, and little leather sandals, the bag added a dramatic pop.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 14 July 2023
  • Last night, Rodrigo revived the look with her very own green, cropped V-neck version.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Wilkerson made a last-minute decision to add the beige crotchet cropped sweater.
    — Crystal Minaya, NBC News, 20 June 2023
  • Note that the legs are slightly cropped and hold their shape well when rolled up to further accentuate the hemline.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2023
  • It was cropped to remove the watermark but includes the logo of the pro-Trump apparel retailer that shared the image.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
  • It can be used in portrait and landscape and is adjustable simply by rotating, auto cropping the photos in the process.
    — Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024

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