How to Use in bloom in a Sentence

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  • In the garden, hydrangeas in bloom rise out of a box hedge.
    — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Add those plants to your garden in fall, and choose the small plants, not yet in bloom.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • Sign up for the August walking tour to see what is in bloom.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • And with spring in bloom, there’s no better time to steal away to the city that never sleeps.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The days start getting longer, the sun warmer and everything is in bloom.
    — Chef Lilla Bernal, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Spring is a time of rebirth, of resurgence, of flowers in bloom and pollen and sneezes.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Some people think the caretakers of the course have tricks to make sure the azaleas are in bloom at the same time each year.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
  • At the time, U.S. fuel ethanol production was in bloom.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2023
  • This 350-hectare park offers fields of gold, blue, pink, and more, depending on the season and what’s in bloom.
    — Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Not to be cliché, but Weaver's career has pretty much always been in bloom.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Sofia Reyes is in bloom on the cover of her new album Milamores.
    — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Join the park’s naturalist to search for the current ephemerals in bloom.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
  • If the weather allows the Capitol’s grove of 151 Akebono cherry trees will be in bloom.
    — oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Amid the graves, lime green grasses grew and young trees were in bloom, the florets white, burgundy, pale yellow, backlit by the sun.
    — Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Many were in bloom when they were purchased or planted and these flowers will be going to seed.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
  • The cold temperatures hit while many trees were in bloom or had already set fruit.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 28 June 2023
  • Your phalaenopsis, often called a moth orchid, may take a short rest but can be back in bloom in a few months.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Flowers are in bloom, birds are migrating, and the heat of summer hasn’t fully hit yet.
    — Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Be sure to visit during the springtime to see the gorgeous cherry blossoms in bloom.
    — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • According to a video Sheridan posted on Facebook, the field is now 40 to 50 percent in bloom, and the blooms should last for about three weeks.
    — Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 30 June 2022
  • The National Park Service created a livestream for viewers to watch the trees in bloom.
    — Greg Cannella, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Then there are the flowering mustard plants, lettuces that are in bloom, chard and spinach with blossoms.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022
  • The grass outside the house was soft with clover and miniature white daisies, her small front yard covered with the large leaves of violet plants not yet in bloom.
    — Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Spring may have sprung early in Texas this year, with some bluebonnets already in bloom this March.
    — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Help count saguaros The Saguaro Census officially takes place in May when there's a greater chance of seeing the cactus in bloom.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • From weddings to picnics, outdoor parties will soon be in bloom.
    — WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Because of climate control, some orchids are in bloom year-round.
    — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Winter is for holiday lights with rainy days and long, chilly nights; spring is for city walks and street trees in bloom; summer for mountain hikes, fog and boats.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Indian paintbrushes and blue bells dot the meadows, and the air seems to carry a certain fresh sweetness from all that’s in bloom.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 May 2022

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