plural posies
Examples of posy in a Sentence
a pocket full of posies
gathered a posy of wildflowers to present to his girlfriend
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Garden Glory The volume was turned all the way up on this season’s floral prints, from impressionistic pops at Chanel and Proenza Schouler, to electric posies courtesy of Chloé and Loewe.
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
The table was set with a posy in a parfait glass and a pot of Colman’s mustard.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The bedding brand keeps it fresh in terms of colorways, with the new Windy Floral (a retro take on flowers) and a Caroline Z. Hurley collab of block print posies.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2025
These flowers—delicate, white trillium and fringed phacelia—are much more gentle on the eyes than the showy posies out West.
—Emma Veidt, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2025
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
The table was set with a posy in a parfait glass and a pot of Colman’s mustard.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The bedding brand keeps it fresh in terms of colorways, with the new Windy Floral (a retro take on flowers) and a Caroline Z. Hurley collab of block print posies.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2025
These flowers—delicate, white trillium and fringed phacelia—are much more gentle on the eyes than the showy posies out West.
—Emma Veidt, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Posy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posy. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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