: a branch of a tree
especially
: a main branch
Examples of bough in a Sentence
a tree bough fell on my car during the windstorm
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Hollywood's biggest names decked the halls with boughs of holly and enjoyed the Christmas holiday on Wednesday.
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Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
If the fates allow / Hang a shining star upon the highest bough / And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Take a stroll through Condé Nast’s halls, where staffers draw inspiration from the spring/summer 2025 collections and replace boughs of holly with knickknacks and doodads dangling from their everyday bags.
—Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
And yes, while the ever-present joyful music, bright lights, pine boughs, discounts and holiday events make people want to shop this time of year, marketing messages are also key to these sales.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
If the fates allow / Hang a shining star upon the highest bough / And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Take a stroll through Condé Nast’s halls, where staffers draw inspiration from the spring/summer 2025 collections and replace boughs of holly with knickknacks and doodads dangling from their everyday bags.
—Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
And yes, while the ever-present joyful music, bright lights, pine boughs, discounts and holiday events make people want to shop this time of year, marketing messages are also key to these sales.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Bough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bough. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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