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How to use sycamore in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Sycamore means any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses. Example: “On his dark face were white sycamore patches.”

Examples of sycamore by meaning

nounAny of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)...

  • On his dark face were white sycamore patches.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 408

More sentences with sycamore

  • Now derelict, it is surrounded by a shelterbelt of ancient sycamore trees.2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 36. From the entry shelterbelt
  • Sycamore is like the Pepe Le Pew of the pokemon anime.2015 July 2, Dusknoir_Don, “[Anime Spoiler] Oh Sycamore...”, in r/pokemon, Reddit, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026. From the entry Pepe Le Pew
  • The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon.1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter VIII, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry amaranthine
  • The stateroom panelling is veneered with quilted maple and walnut, and the furniture is in sycamore and walnut.1947 January and February, “South African Royal Train”, in Railway Magazine, page 47. From the entry quilted
  • "We want a system that can identify the top tree species most important to Network Rail: ash, oak, sycamore and so on.2022 June 29, Paul Clifton, “Using AI technology to manage lineside vegetation”, in RAIL, number 960, page 33. From the entry geolocate
  • Finally, remembering their patience with the fenced sycamore, I resolved to give the cottonwood trunk a few brushesful every few months just on principle.1977, Jack Couffer, Mike Couffer, Canyon Summer, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry brushful
  • Nanjing's streets are lined with poplars and sycamore trees ― some of which came from France ― that provide some relief from the oppressive summer temperatures.1995, Judy Bonavia, “The Lower Reaches: Hukou to the Yellow Sea”, in The Yangzi River, Hong Kong: The Guidebook Company Ltd., →ISBN…. From the entry Zijinshan
  • The two staterooms are similarly treated; the walls are panelled in bird's eye maple, with light mahogany mouldings, and the furniture is in sycamore and mahogany.1947 January and February, “South African Royal Train”, in Railway Magazine, page 47. From the entry bird's-eye maple
  • Where the river begins to slow, at the beginning of the pool, its left bank is bound by the open roots of oak, ash, alder, and sycamore.1927, Henry William Williamson, Tarka the Otter, Chapter 19. From the entry holt
  • In proper California fashion we made our nooning by the roadside, pulling up under the shade of a hospitable sycamore and turning Sorreltop out to graze.1909, Various, The California Birthday Book. From the entry nooning

Meaning of sycamore

  1. noun Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.
  2. noun A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.
  3. noun A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.

Full definition of sycamore

Questions about sycamore in a sentence

How do you use sycamore in a sentence?
Sycamore is used as a noun. For example: “On his dark face were white sycamore patches.”
What is a short sentence with sycamore?
“On his dark face were white sycamore patches.”
What does sycamore mean?
Sycamore means any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.

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