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Example sentences for "palm trees"

  • It was half-hidden in a fold of the ground and by some date-palm trees.

  • Groups of palm trees, sago palms, and other varieties of the same family bend down to the water's edge along the great streams.

  • In different sections of Africa there are species of palm trees, characteristic of special localities.

  • The eastern point of the crescent-shaped shore is overgrown with a dense grove of palm trees, which stand like troops protecting the coast, even to the water's edge, by what seems like an advance guard.

  • Smoke rose up before the cook's tent, curling away stealthily among a group of palm trees, beneath which some Arab boys were huddled, staring with wide eyes at the unusual sight of travellers.

  • The priest moved back under the palm trees, the Arab boys scattered.

  • The slight winds were not at play, and the palms of Beni-Mora stood motionless as palm trees in a dream.

  • We had made our camp in the oasis of palm trees at the foot of the mountain, and as the camels were much worn out we were unable to proceed on our journey the same evening.

  • Further on, however, after going over yet another sand dune (extending from north to south) we entered one more plain, this time absolutely covered with low palm trees.

  • In the gully below there is a small oasis of palm trees and a few square yards of vegetation alongside a small spring of brackish water--the only water there is--with a reservoir.

  • We had now a great expanse of open country before us with abundant tamarisk, palm trees, and eshwark, which made capital grazing for camels.

  • From a distance it looked like a Mohammedan hermitage, the tomb of some saint of Islam, and the similarity was carried out by groups of palm trees in the neighboring gardens.

  • Some news seemed to be circulating through both levels of the garden, bringing people forth from the walks, from the clusters of palm trees, and the walls of vegetation.

  • He caught a glimpse of the houses between the columns of palm trees, and the firm leaves of the large magnolias.

  • And the south part, and the breadth of the plain of Jericho the city of palm trees as far as Segor.

  • Jericho, so called from the abundance of palm trees.

  • And you shall take to you on the first day the fruits of the fairest tree, and branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook: And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God.

  • And he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

  • Several rocky gullies were passed, that were full of palm trees.

  • It was very broad where Brown saw it last, and, by his account, the brush was almost entirely composed of palm trees.

  • I s'pose we can't stop the war now," remarked Dorothy reflectively, as they walked toward the row of palm trees.

  • The Flatheads, pushing their way through the line of palm trees, had reached the shore of the lake just as the top of the island's dome disappeared beneath the surface.

  • If it is," replied Ozma, "the Lake of the Skeezers must be just beyond the line of palm trees.

  • There were wide plains covered with green grass and groves of palm trees, among which were deer and flocks of pheasants and wild turkeys.

  • Cheered by the words of this heroic man, the Spaniards gained renewed hope and eagerly scanned the horizon for some signs of palm trees or tropic vegetation.

  • They soon returned, telling of the peaceful natives, beautiful groves of palm trees, but of no signs of the Asiatic potentate.

  • This place resembles Ammon, and is productive of palm trees, and is well supplied with water.

  • Along the whole coast there are plantations of palm trees, olive trees, and laurels, not only within, but in a great part also without the straits.

  • Nunno de Cunna and Alfonso de Noronha pursued the sheikh and his people to a grove of palm trees, in which the sheikh and many of his attendants were slain.

  • Being above five leagues from the shore, and the road much encumbered with palm trees, and having met some opposition by the way, Coutinno and his people were tired by their long march, and rested some time in a plain before the palace.

  • And as branches of palm trees, they stood round about him, and all the sons of Aaron in their glory.

  • And the porch thereof looked to the outward court: and the graving of palm trees in the front thereof was on this side and on that side: and the going up to it was by eight steps.

  • His head is as the finest gold: his locks as branches of palm trees, black as a raven.

  • In her impatience she left the path and ran towards Almayer's dwelling through the undergrowth between the palm trees.

  • The belt of Palm trees which so attracted our attention along the banks from the mouth of the Gulf to Basrah still continues, but they are thinning down very considerably and by the time Kurnah is reached the belt has no depth at all.

  • Clustering round it is a small Arab hamlet with the usual sprinkling of Palm trees, and an abundance of dirt and filth, without which surely the Arab could not exist.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "palm trees" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    black coat; clearly shown; domestic institution; each bird; faced about; foreign missionary; great interest; human energy; kindly smile; moment when; palm kernels; palm leaf; palm tree; palm trees; palm wine; plus belle; private citizens; reached from; retain their; there and; thine absence; town last; truly said; when rightly; would come; yellow when