How to Use heather in a Sentence

heather

noun
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  • In the fall the land is covered with ferns and heather.
    — Kate Eshelby, CNN, 14 June 2021
  • They were lined by dense fields of heather and exuded the smell of cut grass.
    — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • But locals tell me that heather can grow long in the summer.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 8 May 2022
  • While the plants took the heat, the small flowers of Mexican heather didn’t float my boat.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2023
  • The first, a boxy heather gray mini dress paired with white mary janes and a gray handbag.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Parker has worn them in vintage black and heather gray.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The heather gray ramp was built by Jason Chapman and a crew of four people over the course of three months last year.
    — John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • From olive green to dusty mauve to heather gray, the color options are pretty great.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Color choices range from undyed and Alpine white to pale gray heather with an Aegean stripe.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The wreath includes dahlias, sweet peas, phlox, white heather, and pine fir, all picked from the Balmoral Estate.
    — Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022
  • White is a universal choice, though heather grey is the fashion must of the season.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023
  • This fanny pack comes in 12 stylish colors, from onyx to camel, dune, dark moss, heather gray, and storm.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Color is key Black, white and heather grey are staples.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • This heather grey hoodie says it all… Cleveland Wants it More.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Kim and the couple’s four children—North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm—all wear heather-grey sweats and white socks.
    — Vogue, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Gorse, heather, strawberry patch and menthol on the nose.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t pay those any mind, and instead, head straight to the solids; the adjustable silk-and-wool style comes in charcoal, heather gray, navy, and ivory.
    — Tiffany Yannetta, GQ, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The bones of this place—Lewisian gneiss rock, the oldest in Europe—protruded like ribs through a thin skin of heather and gorse.
    — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Point being: These cozy socks, which are sold in black and heather gray, are a no-brainer for bridesmaids.
    — Rebecca Norris, Woman's Day Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The palette ranges from deep black to pale pink, with pops of bright blue and athletic-inspired heather gray.
    — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Above them rose a long, curving hill of open moorland, its heather still winter brown.
    — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
  • Snag it in six colors including tea tree and heather grey.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • That has to be an homage to leading lady Winona Ryder and her ball-wacking ways in 1988’s Heathers.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 16 Apr. 2017
  • Tasting notes include ripe fruit and peat smoke on the palate followed by stone fruit, melon and charred heather.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Color remains in the way that light strikes slopes, turning low-lying wet swales heather and hills rose.
    — Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019
  • These soft-to-touch heather gray jogger pants are perfect for the track or Ohio Stadium.
    — Alicia Kortendick, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Look for notes of butterscotch, heather honey, and crisp green apple on the palate, with a warm and spicy finish.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Not nice moorland, with heather and glinting rocks, just dirty-brown moorland.
    — Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The shirts are 100 percent combed and ring-spun cotton (except for heather, which contains some polyester).
    — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2017
  • The classic silhouette is available in black, heather gray, moss green, navy, camel, and, my personal favorite, mauve.
    — Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023

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