in bloom

idiom

variants or in full bloom
: having flowers
The bushes should be in bloom soon.

Examples of in bloom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On a bank in the park, a sapling was almost in bloom. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 During this time, the weather is warm, and flowers are in bloom, providing ample food. The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024 With this Calamansi plant—a hybrid plant that’s half mandarin orange and half kumquat—Mom gets to enjoy some sweet fruit and a lovely citrus aroma when the plant is in bloom. Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024 The Flower Fields in bloom The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch is open at 5704 Paseo Del Norte. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 For a second successive Sunday, the cherry blossoms remained in bloom in the capital, displaying their brilliant whiteness against a bright blue sky on Palm Sunday, this year’s first Sunday of astronomical spring. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024 Wildflowers are in bloom in California’s Anza-Borrego State Park. David Douglas, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024 The public can tour more than 35 historic homes in the area, see many examples of architecture and furnishings, enjoy culinary and musical events, and stroll through gardens in bloom. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024 The decision to film in that spot was perhaps particularly poignant for the Princess—behind her, trees could be seen in bloom and there appeared to be a field of daffodils. Harriet Johnston, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2024

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“In bloom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20bloom. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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