How to use vine in a sentence
40 example sentences · noun
Vine means any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining. Example: “They picked the grapes off the vine.”
Examples of vine by meaning
nounA stem of such plants, especially when thick and rope-like; a liana.
- They expected Tarzan to come swinging by on a vine.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
- Trees, Tarzan-like vines, creepy crawlies, spiders and more spiders.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 189
nounA climbing plant that produces grapes.
- They picked the grapes off the vine.
More sentences with vine
- The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.From the entry overrun
- Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.From the entry wind
- A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year.From the entry prune
- The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.From the entry hanging
- The old house was covered in vines crawling over every available surface.From the entry crawl
- This route is no longer walkable since the bush and the vines grew over it.From the entry walkable
- The vine begirdled the tree, wrapping around its trunk as though trying to hug it.From the entry begirdle
- His ambitious plan to build a flying car died on the vine.From the entry die on the vine
- The vine had been trained over the pergola.From the entry train
- A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.From the entry bleed
- The vines parted company with the wall as I attempted the climb, and I crashed to the ground.From the entry part company
- Millerandage is most commonly caused by cold or bad weather during the flowering stage of the vines. It impairs the quality of wine made from the grapes.From the entry millerandage
- The pomato is a plant that grows cherry tomatoes on its vine and potatoes in the soil.2026 August 21, Popkin, “A single plant can grow tomatoes on top and potatoes below”, in BoingBoing, retrieved 21 Aug 2026. From the entry pomato
- The vine part was apt, but the flower part was a misnomer.2015, Bill Porter, “Final Leg”, in South of the Clouds: Travels in Southwest China, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 257. From the entry Panchihhua
- Tender vine vegetables such as small heirloom tomatoes, zucchini (courgette) and eggplant (aubergine) are naturally skewerable.2013, Ross Dobson, Fired Up: Vegetarian. From the entry skewerable
- Growing wide-spreading pumpkin vine among vertically oriented corn and beans saves space.2012, Gail Damerow, The Perfect Pumpkin: Growing/Cooking/Carving, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry three sisters
- A tower is erected from trees and saplings bound by vines.2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 83. From the entry land diving
- Its relationship to the wild vine of Eurasia, Vitis silvestris Gmel., is uncertain.1995, John Pairman Brown, Israel and Hellas (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 231), volume 1, Berlin…. From the entry pip
- Will stickermania mature into an enduring hobby or wither on the vine?1984, Boys' Life, volume 74, number 10, page 46. From the entry stickermania
- There was a crescent eaten out of a vine leaf by a sphingid larva.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 108. From the entry sphingid
- I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.1960, New American Standard Bible, John 15:1. From the entry vinedresser
- Cato suggested that its fumes should be allowed to blow through trees to kill the vine fetter.1959, Gardeners' Chronicle, Horticultural Trade Journal. From the entry insecticidal
- Sometimes the son of the padrone walked among the vines, and we listened as to Christ.1913 June 28, Adriana Spadoni, “The Lesson”, in Outlook, volume 104, page 444. From the entry padrone
- But exactly how catnip—and a substitute, known as silver vine—produce this feline high has long been a mystery.2021 January 20, Sofia Moutinho, “Why cats are crazy for catnip”, in Science, Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement…. From the entry catnip
- After rescuing humans and animals during the Great Flood he is said to have planted the first vines on Earth.2020 August 2, “Faith Matters - The Cup and the Covenant - Wine and Catholicism”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 17 Dec…. From the entry genesis
- Because the vine produces grapes naturally lower in sugar, Muscadine is often fortified with sugar before fermentation and fermented to semisweetness.2018, Amira Makansi, Literary Libations: What to Drink with What You Read, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry semisweetness
- I have inter-planted calliandra with potato vines.2017 July, “Letters to the Editor: How to feed a lactating dairy cow and grow canola”, in Daily Nation. From the entry calliandra
- Even better is Thymiopoulos’ “young vines” xynomavro, which adds a bit of dried herb, spice and grit to the succulent mix.2015 July 5, David Williams, “Greek wines bearing gifts”, in The Observer. From the entry xynomavro
- “Panchihhua” means “vine flower.” Apparently the name was meant to describe the town’s construction along the cliffs above the Yangtze.2015, Bill Porter, “Final Leg”, in South of the Clouds: Travels in Southwest China, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 257. From the entry Panchihhua
- Certain people resented River Oak's elimination of color distinction and grape vine gossip included retaliation toward its master's partners.2014, Connie High, A Single Yellow Rose, page 37. From the entry grape vine
- The stems of the "lawyer vine" (Flagellaria indica), buz or buzi (W.), boz (E.), are used in house-building, tying fences, etc.2011, A. C. Haddon, W. H. R. Rivers, Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits, page 89. From the entry lawyer
- Vines of golden pothos climb the steel support beams.2009 February 2, Kenyon Wallace, “A factory fitted for a green future”, in Toronto Star. From the entry pothos
- The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot.2006, Scott [Bechtel] Smith, The Ruins: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 236. From the entry vehement
- These two organizations soon withered on the vine.2006, Tom Devine, The Scottish Nation: A Modern History. From the entry wither on the vine
- In his bower, Coverdale onanistically counts “the innumerable clusters of my vine,” and forereckons “the abundance of my vintage.”2005, D. Greven, Men Beyond Desire: Manhood, Sex, and Violation in American Literature. From the entry forereckon
- It isn’t a vine, and it doesn’t climb.2003, Southern Living, “No Longer in Morning”, in Southern Living 2003 Garden Annual, Birmingham, Ala.: Oxmoor House, →ISBN, “June”…. From the entry dwarf morning glory
- The cucumbers grew on vines planted in rows.2002, Charles N. Bamforth, “Boyhood Ambitions”, in Charles A. Bamforth, Richard A. Bamforth, editors, Iron Jaw: A Skipper Tells His Story…. From the entry 'cumber
Meaning of vine
- noun Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.
- noun Any plant the stem of which creeps along the ground.
- noun A stem of such plants, especially when thick and rope-like; a liana.
Questions about vine in a sentence
- How do you use vine in a sentence?
- Vine is used as a noun. For example: “They picked the grapes off the vine.”
- What is a short sentence with vine?
- “I have inter-planted calliandra with potato vines.”
- What does vine mean?
- Vine means any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.
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