How to Use planter in a Sentence

planter

noun
  • She bought a planter to put on their deck.
  • The 7-inch planter is made out of woods and weighs just 3 pounds.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2020
  • The most-common job in the Beaver State in 1870 was farmer/planter.
    — oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The planters hang onto the wall to add a major pop of green.
    — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Then punch holes in it with a bulb planter, and fill with plants or seeds.
    — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2020
  • Set up your display at the base of a planter or on a porch step.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The planter can also hold 8-inch pots with room to spare.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2022
  • Is a $78 planter (sure to please your favorite green-thumb) a deal?
    — Wsj Off Duty Editors, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Put planters out of reach from small children and pets.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The glass portion of the door struck a large planter, causing the glass to shatter.
    — cleveland, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Give her a gift card to The Sill, which sells plants, planters, flowers and so much more.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Each purchase comes with a 18-24-inch tree in a planter with a drainage hole and saucer.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The bench also serves as a planter, holding earth and mulch.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Turn on a nearby lamp, and the plant rolls toward the lamp on its wheeled planter.
    — NBC News, 19 June 2019
  • Late spring is the best time to mulch your planters, pots and containers.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • When building a planter, choose one of the all-heartwood grades.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 29 May 2021
  • They could be used as a prop in a men’s shop, or as a planter with greenery.
    — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 24 June 2021
  • Place the grouping in an urn planter ($11, The Home Depot), then pour in the sand to help keep tubes in place.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2021
  • This 25-inch-tall mix of silk greens and foliage comes in a stylish white planter ready to go.
    — Ana Connery, CNN Underscored, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Plants and planters Don’t miss a single Prime Day deal to spruce up your home.
    — Kaitlin Clark, Curbed, 17 July 2019
  • Hold the planter between your knees and start tying box knots.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
  • My dream present is a head vase/planter by Carmen D’Apollonio.
    — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 9 May 2019
  • These ones comes in a cute planter ready to be displayed anywhere.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • He was struck in the stomach and collapsed facedown in a planter.
    — Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • And, the sandstone planter has a clean, fresh look that works well with any indoor decor.
    — Olivia O'Bryon, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
  • With a small, one-handed hoe, a planter opened a hole in the wet earth, which parted with a squelch.
    — New York Times, 13 July 2022
  • The 3- to 4-foot-tall plant comes in a ceramic planter pot that will go with just about any room.
    — Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The stump of a dead tree, left intact, can be hollowed out for a planter or used as the base for a bird bath.
    — Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • It’s all refuse he’s collected from city streets, harvesting PET plastic to then melt and sculpt into planters and more.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The vegetable wax blend will burn for 80 hours, and then the vessel, which was inspired by rose quartz, can live a second life as a planter, dishware, storage or décor.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

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