How to Use primrose in a Sentence

primrose

noun
Definition of primrosenext
  • This lip oil has five fun shades, each of which has primrose oil to give lips a vinyl-like glow.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 26 Sep. 2022
  • But hey, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, a local builder is pointing a wall, and there are primroses in the wood.
    — Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020
  • Discard the skinnier violet and primrose roots and any seedpods in the garbage.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021
  • These single-hook lures all come through thick grass, pads and primrose without hanging, and big bass love them.
    — Joe Songer, AL.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Another species that thrives in spring’s early, colder months is the hardy primrose.
    — Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 20 Jan. 2023
  • To protect primrose and other low-growing plants, apply a dose of slug and snail bait every two weeks.
    — ExpressNews.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • According to King, the trick is to use oils rich in linoleic acid, such as grapeseed oil, rosehip oil or evening primrose oil.
    — Gillian Fuller, Allure, 19 July 2017
  • Keep your eye out for purple lupine, white desert chicory, brown-eyed evening primrose and pink monkey flower.
    — Lori Basheda, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Calvin Finch explains why primrose, stock, sweet peas and pansies are just some of the great choices this winter for a pop of floral color.
    — ExpressNews.com, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Pollinator plants like crocus, primrose and snowdrops will bloom even when snow is on the ground.
    — Dean Fosick, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
  • Even the yellow is not fixed; varieties are available in shades both hot and cool, including primrose and lemon.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The next flower to count will be the Antioch Dunes evening primrose, which appeared to be having a banner year during the wallflower count.
    — Aaron Davis, The Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The common wild primrose (primula vulgaris) does best with full shade.
    — Lauren Smith McDonough, House Beautiful, 25 May 2022
  • Right now, there are vast fields of purple sand verbena, clusters of yellow desert sunflowers, and the large, white flowers of the dune primrose all over the desert.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The layer of algae and floating water primrose in the foreground is tracked with the thin, criss-crossing trails of alligators.
    — Ben Raines | Braines@al.com, AL.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Evening primrose oil has been used to treat premenstrual breast pain, as have other omega-3 fatty acids.
    — Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Cyclamen and primrose will bloom with little or no direct sun.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Cyclamen, foxglove, nicotiana, forget-me-not, lobelia and primrose are good for the shadier spots (about two hours of direct sun or dappled light).
    — NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Right now anemones in bright colors because it’s winter, or primroses and wild violets and bluebells in spring.
    — Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The metal base would include a glass mosaic depicting yellow primroses on stems with leaves of many shades of green.
    — Elaine Louie, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Another flower that rates almost as high for blooms in the shade is primrose, also called primula.
    — ExpressNews.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The queen, wearing an electric blue coat and hat trimmed in black fur and holding a nosegay of daffodils, primroses, freesias, rosemary, thyme and ivy leaves, gave each recipient a red and a white purse.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The park, which is typically bare of flowers, has come alive with vibrant greenery, poppies, primroses, and lilies.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 9 Mar. 2017
  • They team found that these cockroaches emerge at dusk to eat pollen from many native plant species, including evening primrose, and lay their eggs, or ootecae, only on a genus of bromeliad plants called Puya.
    — National Geographic, 26 May 2017
  • Other highlights include her primrose and white gingham (pocketed, always a good thing) tweed dress.
    — Vogue, 3 June 2022
  • The small bed has a butterfly bush, which really does attract butterflies, and lilies and primroses are nestled around an angel statue in the center.
    — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2018
  • So did the vincas, snapdragons, kangaroo paws, salvia, sweet alyssum, begonias, primroses and false heather.
    — Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
  • For equally fun, colorful flowers that don't need tons of sun to bloom, try options like hydrangeas, impatiens, pansies, and primroses.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 4 Oct. 2019
  • To protect your strawberries, primrose, pansies and other low-growing plants with vulnerable fruit and foliage against slugs and snails, apply a slug and snail bait every two weeks.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Let the botanicals (with scents like primrose, squalene, and sleep-inducing lavender) encourage a restful night’s sleep … then wake up to brighter, fully restored skin by morning.
    — Vanity Fair, Vanities, 26 June 2017

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