How to Use elm in a Sentence

elm

noun
Definition of elmnext
  • Gone are the canopy of elm trees and the shops on every block.
    — Zoë Jackson, Star Tribune, 5 July 2021
  • They can be found on the trunk of hardwood trees, such as oak or elm.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In the 1400s, Dutch golfers played with smooth wooden balls made from beech or elm.
    — Jeff Harper, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The subject matter ranged from love and war to elm trees and the salmon on the poet’s plate.
    — Lisa Rathke, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • More than 100 artists will have booths set up beneath the big elm trees.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
  • Tote around guidebooks and learn how to tell an elm from an ash.
    — Jenna Woginrich, Outside Online, 27 June 2019
  • Bring chairs and blankets and grab a patch of shady lawn under the big elm trees.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2021
  • This elm tree has been in our landscape for more than 20 years.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Cedar elm is the best elm choice, with small leaves and decent fall color.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The way dozens of birds, for weeks, pecked away at some of the Chinese elm trees where Jones’s body parts landed.
    — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 July 2019
  • In the fourth and final season of the pitch-black show business satire, Hader was at the elm of each of the eight episodes.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2023
  • Today, the three-block green space, shaded by rare elm trees, is more placid.
    — C. J. Hughes, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The core sample hinted at how the site changed over time, from a forest of Scots pine and hazel to one of oak and some elm.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2019
  • The sycamore, elm, and cottonwood trees bring out the charm and stunning colors many flock to see.
    — Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The bar is made with the same elm used elsewhere in the space and crowned with a sleek yet functional stainless steel counter.
    — Cassandra Landry, Bon Appétit, 10 June 2019
  • The most prevalent pollen was cedar and juniper, followed by elm.
    — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2021
  • White elm is scarce now and red elm leaves behind clinkers.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
  • The oldest canoe being made of elm aligns with the prairie ecosystem of the time, Rosebrough said.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
  • The antique elm bench infuses age next to the pristine bed.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
  • There's no old elm tree that served as the backstop for front yard batting practice.
    — Star Tribune, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Some trees like the Chinese elms and tabebuias seem to be more shallow rooted and likely to blow over.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Some trees like the Chinese elms seem to be more shallow rooted and likely to blow over.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • To date, the Denos have used 28 types of wood, including walnut, oak, elm, sycamore, sassafras and teak.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Juniper, elm and maple trees are pumping out high levels of pollen.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The neighborhood streets look just the same, except that the over–arching trees are no longer elms, but maples and ginkgos.
    — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Perhaps some of the best options, depending on your soil and its depth, would be cedar elm or pecan.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Nearby there are stands of elm trees, a weeping willow.
    — Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
  • And other threats, like Dutch elm disease and the emerald ash borer, also plague the forests.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • As the elms died, they were replaced with male trees that had been so popularized as litter-free.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2024
  • Often, my father would go on about the wildlife in the park: the chestnut and elm trees around the perimeter, hyacinths, daffodils, rhododendrons.
    — Nicolaia Rips, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024

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