-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Examples of Arbor Day in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Signing up for free trees Baltimore County residents can sign up for a free tree or two, courtesy of the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability in celebration of another earth-friendly holiday: Arbor Day, which is Friday.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
About 100,000 were planted in county forests, 31,000 in school forests and more than 37,000 were given to elementary school students last Arbor Day.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
El Corazon and Arbor Day topics of talks MiraCosta College’s Learning is for Everyone (LIFE) group hosts two free lectures April 26 in the Board Room Trailer T200, by the Police Station at the Oceanside Campus, 1 Barnard Drive .
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Earth Day Festival Cupertino’s annual Earth Day and Arbor Day Festival is set for Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Library Field Park.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Arkansas Arbor Day is celebrated annually on the third Monday of March.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Earth Day help Cupertino is looking for tabling partners, volunteers, performers and sponsors for the city’s 16th annual Earth and Arbor Day festival, set for Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Cupertino Library Field, 10800 Torre Ave.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
The quantity and quality of a natural understanding The Arbor Day Foundation is another national nonprofit using a blend of data and local expertise to help increase forest cover across the United States.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
Guided tree tour and tree care tips in the Kleiner Park Arboretum (11 a.m.); Arbor Day Ceremony (noon) with proclamation reading, Tree City USA presentation, a tree planting and evergreen seedling give-away; Kleiner Park community garden tour and seed swap (12:30 p.m.).
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Arbor Day.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
Etymology
Latin arbor tree
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above
Articles Related to Arbor Day
Dictionary Entries Near Arbor Day
Cite this Entry
“Arbor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arbor%20Day. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
Arbor Day
noun
: a day in April set aside as a day to plant trees
More from Merriam-Webster on Arbor Day
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about Arbor Day
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share