How to Use grassy in a Sentence

grassy

adjective
Definition of grassynext
  • The group spent the night sleeping in a grassy patch next to the beach.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Buy lunch from a food truck, and eat it in the grassy area.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 4 Jan. 2023
  • On the nose, the whiskey is light and grassy, with a bit of fruit and fresh wood.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 June 2022
  • The car went through the guardrail and came to stop on the grassy median.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2023
  • On a grassy patch just ahead, a tusker emerged from the jungle fringe.
    — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
  • After roll call, the cadets were moved to a grassy area under a tree.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Pack a picnic lunch, some towels, and a chair to lounge on the grassy lawns along the shore.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2022
  • The new space includes a stage, a grassy knoll and parking spots for food trucks.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The best chance would be on grassy areas north and west of D.C. Wednesday highs should reach near 40 to the mid-40s.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Then, in a grassy courtyard on a hot and sweaty Thursday, the shelling caught her.
    — Cara Anna and Mstyslav Chermov, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2022
  • In the sweet shot, Luna and Miles stand on top of a wooden chair in a grassy area.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Around him was a grassy plain studded with low, flat hills.
    — Longreads, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Across the street, a small group of men watched from a grassy field as police swarmed the area during the stop.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The Station is pet friendly and offers a small grassy lawn to the side.
    — Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The stretch behind the neighborhood is paved and lies down a grassy slope from the houses.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Oct. 2022
  • There are around 50 fresh graves in a grassy field outside the cemetery walls.
    — Erika Solomon, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022
  • At the edge of the property, a grassy lawn takes in sweeping views of the city below.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The slipped under the ride’s safety bar and fell into a grassy area.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2022
  • More than six miles of trails wend their way through grassy fields and rolling woodlands.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The geese were piled on a grassy area against the furniture store’s wall, though the parking lot belongs to the CVS.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The lot has trees, garden beds, and a grassy backyard leading down to the water.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Jacobus turned the truck into a grassy area near the river.
    — Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Finish things off with fresh, grassy green onions or chives.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Slowly, the parched cliffs of Bodega Bay began to look like the grassy Slieve League cliffs.
    — New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Janet Milkman pauses atop a grassy ridge to take it all in, then sighs and shakes her head.
    — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • In the photo, the 11-month-old sat on a grassy field with her back turned to the camera under a sunny sky.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • For grassy areas, start by cutting and scraping away the sod.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, ELLE Decor, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The concrete-and-turf bunker that Gynzhul lives in is accessed via a door on a grassy mound and a dingy, steep staircase.
    — Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Kelly spoke to the crowd of about 60 students in a grassy area near the center of campus, in front of the student union.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The confrontation was the latest in a dispute between the two neighbors over Owens’ children playing in a grassy area near both of their houses.
    — Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024

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