How to Use flower in a Sentence
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The way back from the graveside to the wider world is strewn with petals fallen from the flower of love.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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While Michael is the King of Pop and a great singer, Marc never got his flowers.
—Spin Staff, Spin, 31 Aug. 2023
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And there's one aisle to walk down, and then on either side, there's two rows of flowers.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
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There were street scenes of Paris and Venice, battles and fields of flowers, and lots of Madonnas.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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The look was topped off with a crown of handmade silk bougainvillea flowers.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
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Arrange fall flowers in the vase and place them inside the pumpkin.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
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Bees suck the nectar from flowers and store it in their stomachs.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
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Adults can play with Legos too, and this flower bouquet set is sure to please the builders in your life.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
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In her palm is a burst of intricate flowers that look a lot like lace.
—Alice Newell-Hanson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
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That night, Van Oort had on a sleek black wig and a cape; the board’s clerk wore a cheerful yellow flower in her hair.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
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The staffers laid flowers in front of the Capitol steps in honor of those killed in the conflict and held a moment of silence.
—Sabrina Siddiqui, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
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Bright flowers and native plants line the walkway between the homes.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
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Hang some string lights, surround the spread with pumpkins, add a bouquet of fall flowers, and call it a day.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2023
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Her blazer and pants had a hint of floral, with a spray of flowers on one shoulder and one pant leg.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
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After a woman laid some flowers down and began to weep, Svelti went down and asked her for a hug.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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Ellis points out that the new study shows that moths visit many kinds of flowers for food, not just pale or white ones.
—WIRED, 12 June 2023
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The flowers adds a bright and fresh element to their decadent dishes.
—Jenna Kashou, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2023
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The comments gave context to what could be seen as just a sweeping landscape of flowers.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
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There, too, people would recognize the flower in her hair and come up to say hello.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
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Hints of yuzu salt and shiso flower do not detract from the delicate sweetness of a slice of hamachi, for instance.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
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There are white tablecloths and fresh flowers on the table, the bar seating is plush and the staff is professional.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
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The corpse flower is the largest unbranched flower in the world, another point of attraction.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2023
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Choose plants with flowers that match your front door, door mat, and other accents to pull the look together.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
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On July 7, the woman came home to find flowers and notes from Christofferson on her porch.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
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Deer are picky eaters Deer are most attracted to plants with soft foliage, stems or flowers.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2023
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The outside ring is engraved in silver with designs of favorite flower, the Lily of the Valley, and the Thistle of Scotland.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2023
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Families snipped a few flowers to take home — a mason jar’s worth costs $9.95.
—Sofia Jeremias, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
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Other members left small bouquets of flowers; one placed a flag in front of the memorial.
—Sean Cotter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
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Not all the overpaintings are of people; some feature dogs, landscapes and close-ups of flowers.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
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Around 1485, Memling painted a jug of flowers on the reverse side of a portrait of a young man, creating one of the first still lifes in European history.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
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Our red flowering currant has been in the ground for at least five years.
—oregonlive, 18 June 2023
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Jacaranda prefers sandy soil but won't flower if planted in the path of ocean winds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
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Peak bloom is defined as the point when 70 percent of the blossoms along the Tidal Basin — the reservoir on the Mall — have flowered.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
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In order to be ready to flower in spring, many species of trees and shrubs prepare the year before.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2021
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Some shoots may have already formed and could flower and fruit next year.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2020
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The Franklins’ home was mostly unchanged; the lawn had the same old broad-leaved trees, but the path down to the garage was overgrown with flowering shrubs.
—Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
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And the survivors set the foundation for life to flower again the way a forest can be refreshed by fire.
—Riley Black, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2021
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In about two to three years, the plant should flower, usually in March, and have a ready-to-eat fruit five months later.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Apr. 2021
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For all this good news, the conditions remain ripe for bad ideas to flower.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
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Yarrow looks beautiful in a lawn, Breece added, but doesn’t flower well at short heights.
—oregonlive, 18 July 2022
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Depending on the type of orchid, the plant can live for years, even decades, despite not flowering all the time.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 23 June 2023
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Many of the trees were ornamental – flowering beasts with spliced genes that made fruit so hard and sour the waxwings couldn’t eat it.
—Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
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If flowering slows in mid-summer, trim the stems back by about 3 inches.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023
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Under state law, adults can now grow up to eight plants at home, with no more than four flowering at a time.
—Trisha Ahmed, Fortune Well, 2 Aug. 2023
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The frills at the front of Maria Robbins’s black walking dress become like a flowering vine painted with the brio of a Manet still life.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
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Time is then spent transplanting the small seedlings and growing them on to form flowering bulbs.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
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Beyond the cherry blossoms, spring is still young and many more trees and plants have yet to flower — the Yoshino cherries are among the first to bloom.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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The good news, however, is new plants, called pups, can form at the base to flower in not a century, but about 10 or so years.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
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Many also flower in the spring to welcome warmer days, and many are small trees, which fit well in even compact spaces.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 13 Mar. 2023
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When these are trimmed too early, the buds on old wood are still sacrificed, but the plant can flower on new wood later in the season.
—Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 2022
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So showcases like Ventana Sur’s SoloSeries are likely to flower in the next few years.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Dec. 2021
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Some peonies will flower the first year, while others may take a few years to get established and bloom.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 18 June 2020
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The mix helps encourage succulents to flower and includes bone meal and kelp meal for strong root and plant growth.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
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With luck, your Easter lily will flower next spring or summer, which is its normal bloom time.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 1 Mar. 2021
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The effort was launched in July 2020, showing what can flower when neighbors unite.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
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The clusters of fragrant white or pink blooms started appearing in mid-May and flower through mid-June.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2021
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In 2006, the non-ball black hole universe really began to flower.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
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All pruning is stopped at the end of August and the plants are allowed to mature and begin the flowering process in October.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
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Trees may not flower, and in turn won’t bear fruit, depriving animals of food.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
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Hellebores that are planted in late spring and will likely not flower until next spring.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021
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