PRUNE in a Sentence

Learn PRUNE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

14 example sentences for PRUNE, such as:

1. I am going to prune this bush down.
2. I earned my living by pruning trees.
3. She spent the afternoon pruning roses.
4. Try to prune your essay of irrelevant detail.
5. Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.

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 Meanings and Examples of PRUNE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
prune
 v.  cut away; trim; reduce
Classic Sentence:
1  Don't economize on the nuptials, do not prune them of their splendors; don't scrimp on the day when you beam.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
2  Already nearly all the weeds were cleared out of the garden and most of the roses and trees had been pruned or dug about.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
3  In pruning season he earned eighteen sous a day; then he hired out as a hay-maker, as laborer, as neat-herd on a farm, as a drudge.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI—JEAN VALJEAN
4  I earned my living by pruning trees.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
5  So much has religion done for me; turning the original materials to the best account; pruning and training nature.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
Example Sentence:
1  I am going to prune this bush down.
2  Try to prune your essay of irrelevant detail.
3  Another reason to prune is to maintain the plant for its intended purpose within your yard or landscape.
4  The original version of the text has been pruned quite a bit.
5  Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned.
6  She spent the afternoon pruning roses.
7  The company would benefit from a little pruning here and there.
8  Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.
9  Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study.