How to Use old-growth in a Sentence

old-growth

adjective
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  • Rugged scenery shifts from drift ice and mountain peaks to sparkling lakes and old-growth conifer forests.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
  • All of this had been old-growth forest until four years ago, Edgar told me.
    — Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The old-growth forest preserve is one of seven in the United States.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Unlike most of the old-growth pines, it was not chopped for lumber after its resin was tapped.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Time your visit to Hug Point (framed by cliffs and misty old-growth woods) for low tide, when the ocean recedes to reveal caves and marine life.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But this is true old-growth longleaf pine, never logged, the ground cover rare cutthroat grass.
    — Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Smothered in old-growth mix-conifer woodlands, mountain breezes whip up a cocktail of earthy-pine fragrance in the air.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
  • The park has miles of official and backcountry trails with views of waterfalls and old-growth forests.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • With its old-growth forests of cedar, hemlock, and spruce, the island is an ideal place for tapping into the slow, steady rhythms of ancient trees to calm the body and mind.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
  • All of the old-growth cedar, pine, berries, and other flora here have a story—a significance—and a meaning.
    — Jonny Bierman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Humboldt Redwoods State Park charms with its old-growth redwood forest, which covers about one-third of the park.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2024
  • At Stanford, his lab examines the many ways people affect the Earth, such as the effects of climate change and droughts on old-growth forests.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
  • These woods weren’t composed of the original longleaf pines of an ancient, old-growth forest.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And that spirit of wellness lives on in the park, which features trails through a subtropical forest filled with old-growth Cypress trees.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
  • This log cabin sits in the middle of an old-growth forest in the Catskills, surrounded by streams, hiking trails, and plenty of forest critters.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The New Mexico Democrat told Moore that gone are the old-growth forests that meant so much to her constituents, along with the livelihoods of the rural residents who depended on them.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The coastal park has sandy beaches, working lighthouses, and ocean overlooks backed by old-growth forests that contain hiking trails and camping grounds.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
  • When it’s completed in November, the sculpture is expected to weave more than 450 feet among the art institute’s old-growth olive trees.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Millions of acres of large, old-growth trees, which help combat climate change, have been razed and turned into palm oil plantations, driving some species to the brink of extinction.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • The film is indeed both an ode to nature, the wonders of Finnish old-growth coniferous forests and woodland animals, and to the passionate youths fighting to protect them.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Stunning Hendy Woods State Park, for example, was established in 1958 to preserve old-growth redwood trees.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
  • Dotted with old-growth palms, the property immerses guests in a luxe version of the California ranch lifestyle.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In North America, the loss of large, old-growth trees could reduce the ranks of forest specialists, such as martens and fishers, members of the weasel family that den inside tree hollows.
    — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • People cut down old-growth forests to create an agrarian society.
    — Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Cocking herself used a pass in the early days of the program to visit Hendy Woods, a state park near Anderson Valley that is notable for its majestic old-growth redwood trees.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • There are so many trails in Los Angeles with old-growth native trees that provide shade, tranquility and joy for hikers who approach them on scorching-hot days.
    — Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • Too many old-growth trees have been cut down for timber rather than being recognized for their value providing habitat for wildlife and storing vast amounts of carbon, Atleo said.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The antique wicker sofa and chairs have cushions covered in a Koplavitch & Zimmer fabric, the round side table is by Mecox, and the floor is old-growth fir from California.
    — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023
  • One inventory highlight: old-growth pine from historic houses, with beautiful grain and strength that can surpass steel.
    — Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Baltimore is the northernmost city where valuable old-growth yellow pine can be salvaged, for example.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023

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