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Recent Examples of furrow
Noun
Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026 Each year without the dead only deepens the furrow of their absence.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
In some pockets, 25-feet-deep cracks furrow the ground, a result of an overdraft of groundwater from the bank of the earth.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026 At 88, the legendary artist, dressed in a black smock, was filmed walking through the eroded sculptural features of the badlands, her face furrowed by age, her eyes still blazing.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for furrow
As the Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho slipped past the Florida Panthers defense for a breakaway, the Florida Panthers’ new goaltender set up in his crease.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2026
In the red zone, the Chiefs forced third-and-9, but the Dolphins’ blocking created a crease for backup running back Ollie Gordon, who gained 11 yards before scoring on the next play.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2026
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