Examples of “ivy” in a Sentence

noun A climbing or trailing evergreen plant (genus Hedera) that clings to walls, trees, and fences.

• Ivy had crept up the entire side of the old brick house.
• They planted ivy along the fence to hide the chain-link.
• Green ivy covered the church wall, hiding most of the old stone.

noun Informal: a member of the Ivy League, a group of prestigious old US universities.

• She turned down an Ivy for a smaller liberal-arts college.
• Her parents hoped she would get into an Ivy, but she chose a local college.
• He is the first person in his family to go to an Ivy.