How do you use Boughs in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Boughs meaning
plural of bough
Using Boughs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of bough
- In the example corpus, boughs often appears in combinations such as: boughs of, with boughs, pine boughs.
Context around Boughs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Boughs
- In this selection, "boughs" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pine, fir, broad, dried, tree and fall stand out and add context to how "boughs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and fir boughs dried seed and and holly boughs that may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "boughs" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with boughs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He load its goodly boughs with fruit. (7 words)
The halls are decked with boughs of holly. (8 words)
It includes the little boughs, tree leaves as well as the tree barks. (13 words)
To preserve beauty on the earth, beauty herself beseeches us to plant trees, and renew dead landscapes with the shadow and light of plant life flitting through the pendant limbs, the willowy boughs and the waving foliage of sturdy, yet graceful woods. (42 words)
From market vendor Snell Family Farm of Buxton, I bought a centerpiece made with a mix of pine and fir boughs, dried seed heads, milkweed pods, small gourds, an apple and a candle. (33 words)
When trees were unavailable, other triangular shapes were used, and it was not uncommon for pyramids of wood to be decorated with evergreen and pine boughs, which were favoured for their aromatic smell. (33 words)
Example sentences (17)
From market vendor Snell Family Farm of Buxton, I bought a centerpiece made with a mix of pine and fir boughs, dried seed heads, milkweed pods, small gourds, an apple and a candle.
The halls are decked with boughs of holly.
The arboretum contains a wide collection of rhododendrons, magnolias and camellias in a range of colours beneath the broad boughs of the 18th century parkland oaks.
According to a release from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, trees and boughs can be used by diseases and invasive species to move to another landscape.
He load its goodly boughs with fruit.
She said she didn't want a hospital bed in the tent, choosing instead to keep things traditional, with a mattress laid atop some boughs.
To preserve beauty on the earth, beauty herself beseeches us to plant trees, and renew dead landscapes with the shadow and light of plant life flitting through the pendant limbs, the willowy boughs and the waving foliage of sturdy, yet graceful woods.
Wayne Hanson died unexpectedly in late October while doing what he loved: harvesting balsam boughs.
While the trees slept, cradling birds in their boughs, they brought out their weapons of mass destruction — the chainsaws.
Large yellow bows stand out beautifully against evergreen wreaths, and plum ribbons add a majestic aura to eucalyptus and holly boughs that may festoon the stairwell.
It includes the little boughs, tree leaves as well as the tree barks.
Two trees in Hazlehead Park in the west of the city have had major boughs fall recently, including one from a sweet chestnut last week.
When trees were unavailable, other triangular shapes were used, and it was not uncommon for pyramids of wood to be decorated with evergreen and pine boughs, which were favoured for their aromatic smell.
With all things considered, it’s best Nagy and company don’t throw caution to the wind and choose to deck Halas Hall with boughs of holly.
Her attendants draped wreathes of yew around the necks of black bulls which they slaughtered in her honor and yew boughs were burned on funeral pyres.
Pine boughs, appreciated especially in wintertime for their pleasant smell and greenery, are popularly cut for decorations.
The boughs of the growing western hemlock limit the sunlight for smaller trees and severely limit the chances of shade-intolerant trees, such as the Douglas fir.
Common combinations with boughs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- boughs of 4×
- with boughs 2×
- pine boughs 2×