Example sentences for: planters

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

  • Intermarriage bans arose in the late 1600s, when tobacco planters in Virginia needed to shore up their new institution of slavery.

  • Sugarcane was revered by the planters and government conservatives as “white gold” (l’or blanc) for the immense wealth it brought.

  • Liberal ideas began mushrooming in France itself, and after Nelson destroyed Napoleon’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, the French West Indian planters’ lifeline with France was all but destroyed as well.

  • Most of the items you’ll find in Madeira, like pretty hand-painted plates, planters, jugs, and jars, come from the mainland — but if you’re not traveling to other parts of the country, Madeira is still a good place to pick them up at bargain prices.

  • Thus, Spaniards would be happier if they still dressed in black and let narrow-minded priests run their lives, and residents of the American South would be happier if planters still sipped mint juleps, wore white suits, and accepted traditional deference from sharecroppers ...


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