How to Use palm tree in a Sentence

palm tree

noun
Definition of palm treenext
  • Unlike Christmas tree farms, palm tree farms do not cut down the tree.
    — Marie Milano, Country Living, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Pérez, who was sitting under a palm tree in front of the beach, looked at the photo on his phone and jumped up.
    — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The Eighties palm tree, as desktop objet or wall art, is a mood: sun-bleached and flat.
    — Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
  • The sun is blazing down, like a glorious lemon cake, and the air smells sweet, like palm tree wood and perfume.
    — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Intended for ages 14 and up, this float comes in classic pink as well as a fun palm tree green.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Dates: the sugary fruit of the date palm tree has been cultivated in the Middle East for thousands of years.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The 27-year-old actress wore a Giorgio Armani Privé gown which features a palm tree print.
    — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The men’s line includes terrycloth polos, leather belts, linen blazers and palm tree adorned swim trunks.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There are also two beach huts to assemble, complete with a sun lounge, a bird, two surfboards, and a palm tree.
    — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • One of the best local sources for palm tree shopping is Palm Plantation (palmplantation.net) in Riverside.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
  • On Wednesday, coconut and palm tree memes took over the internet (see below if that makes no sense).
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
  • Cookie creatures, candy sand, and an ice cream cone palm tree make a bucket of fun for any summer bash.
    — Anna Helm Baxter, Woman's Day, 30 Aug. 2023
  • In one photo, the pair can be seen foraging along the shore near a fake palm tree, conjuring images of the Bahamas, not the Buckeye State.
    — Brendan Rascius, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In the first photo, the Bullet Train star posed shirtless with his wife outside a casita, both leaning on either side of a palm tree.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The palm tree leaf pattern is exactly what your backyard needs to feel a little bit more oasis-like.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2024
  • Keep swiping to see Alexandra posing next to a palm tree in a bodycon dress, the 37-year-old working snorkel gear, and Alexandra again stretched out in the sand in a gorgeous one-piece.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Travelers can post up on the sand and enjoy midday naps under the shade of a palm tree, or take in the melodic soundtrack of jungle creatures.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
  • Early saints who had died as martyrs – that is, who died rather than renounce their Christian faith – came to be pictured standing by a palm tree.
    — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2023
  • According to court documents, the car suddenly jerked off the road, crashed into a palm tree and burst into flames.
    — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Over her shoulder, through the window, was a palm tree in front of a car wash, next to a fast-food place—all of it garlanded with crisscrossing electrical wires.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to the polka dot print, the sneakers are available in cheetah and palm tree patterns and in solid hues like white, black, green, yellow, and pink.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Unfortunately, if the top of a palm tree (known as the crownshaft) is cut off, the whole tree dies because palms cannot regenerate a new growing tip.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The second and third photos featured Crawford and Gerber posing in front of a palm tree, with the fashion legend planting a kiss on her smiling husband's cheek in the last pic.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • He was huddled between an iron fence and a palm tree, his personal belongings stacked in a shopping cart nearby.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Then a silver car drove by, opened its doors, and unleashed a barrage of gunfire at the group near the palm tree, killing a man and a woman, leaving her 2-year-old son in a coma, and injuring two others.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
  • However, cities also pursued some of these developments—like the islands in Dubai arranged to look like a palm tree from above—for prestige.
    — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Each room has a private balcony with seating facing east and tropical decor with plenty of Florida references, such as vivid blues and greens and palm tree prints.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Another palm tree that can grow in Palmdale is the Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), enduring temperatures down to 0 degrees.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
  • With no building higher than a palm tree, the completely sustainable resort aims to resemble a Caribbean village, connected by pathways made of nutmeg shells and cocoa skin.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023

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