Example sentences for: palms

How can you use “palms” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • To the north, mountains blanketed with palms rise alongside the shoreline.

  • In Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (1767-69), the saint cranes his neck (as we do) to see the weird God hovering above him: a round sun with a human face and four pairs of wings that shoots golden laser beams down into Francis' palms.

  • It might pass for deserted, if not for the peacocks and pheasants who inhabit the botanical gardens, and the visitors strolling amidst the palms and rhododendrons.

  • Mangrove swamps along the coast and squat nipa palms give rise to mangrove jungle.

  • [1966] ritual palm slapping, originated by US blacks and now popular among a wide range of individuals, especially sportsmen who raise their hands and slap palms together to celebrate a victory or on-field success.


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