(n.) Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Retail Gazette in the UK has warned that "there is a danger that larger spaces will turn into empty buildings, with only tumbleweed passing through them".
(2) "When Doves Cry – it's nice to hear When Doves Cry again…" Tumbleweed.
(3) Leftover food from the café is given to the “Tumbleweeds”, the bookshop’s resident writers.
(4) As the tumbleweed rolled in and out of shot … somewhere in the distance a forlorn sounding church bell clanged.
(5) Aboriginal leaders presented a detailed and carefully crafted proposal for use of the newly acquired federal power but were met with tumbleweeds.
(6) On Saturday, tumbleweed blew past the banks of desks: those fair-weather foreigners had left the party.
(7) It is now a tumbleweed town, full of charity shops, payday loan stores and greasy food eateries.
(8) But like tumbleweed, Labour policies put down no roots to anchor ideas of collective provision and social protection.
(9) This picture has all the traits of a well-rounded photograph: there are the jack rabbits on the fence, which make it look as if there is movement; the car that’s really dead, including the tumbleweed to one side and the beat-up old licence plate; the sky is totally noncommittal; the horizon is mute.
(10) It will help so much when the comedian looks at the crowd because even if there’s tumbleweed blowing across the crowd they’ll look happy enough to see it.
(11) If being all but wiped out at last year’s general election and being on the wrong side of the EU referendum result weren’t bad enough, delegates now had to share their party conference with tumbleweed.
(12) Certainly, there are cultural references in the show that will undoubtedly tumbleweed across international cinema screens, and Winterbottom says they removed ones that he thought wouldn't register abroad.
(13) We respond with crickets, tumbleweeds and a cynical move to delay and limit our own party debates.” His presidential rival Bernie Sanders reportedly told journalists that he agreed with O’Malley that the primary process was rigged.
(14) In downtown Battle Mountain between the Shoshone, Battle Mountain and Sheep Creek mountain ranges of Nevada , a gust of hot wind flings tumbleweed and debris across Broad Street, and a sign outside the visitor center shows temperatures in the mid 90s.
(15) Russian thistle (Salsola kali), the most common plant referred to as "tumbleweed" in the western United States, can cause a dermatitis in persons who come into direct contract with it.
(16) If you need to explain it to your elderly relatives, tumbleweeds blowing past as you do so, it's a reference to the pop star's infamous 'twerking' dance routine at the MTV VMA awards and elsewhere.
(17) This tumbleweed town bears virtually no resemblance to the golden age locals recall of near full employment, a bustling town centre and happy times at the funfair on Aberavon beach.
(18) 10.41pm GMT Lots of Sky reports accompanied by nothing but tumbleweed outside assorted stadiums.
(19) I am surprised at the honourable lady’s argument that we are not busy,” he said wearily, before the tumbleweed carried him away.
(20) Why not go the whole hog and quote from Marx and Lenin, too?” Public service winners and losers in spending review Read more Tumbleweed began to roll through the Labour benches as false consciousness won the day.