Sentence examples for the holly from inspiring English sources
noun
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
"The holly bears the crown".
Just follow the holly around the hall.
Léger's realisation of the holly goes quite the opposite way.
The holly bears the crown, as the old carol sings.
The holly trees more than fulfilled my expectations.
I sing "The holly and the ivy/ When they are both full grown/ of all the trees that are in the wood/ the holly bears the crown".
The holly-like leaves are impervious to most pests.
They found that the holly-based drink had a characteristic ratio of caffeine to theobromine, plus the presence of ursolic acid, which distinguished it from cacao.
The Holly-Monogahela-Basher soil association is found in the floodplain of the creek.
A relatively common species, the holly-leaved banksia is widely distributed within south west Western Australia.
9 p.m. 4. Posh Pub Crawl The grande dame of Hampstead pubs is the Holly Bush.
