How to Use bird-of-paradise in a Sentence

bird-of-paradise

1 of 2 noun

• Floor-to-ceiling windows fill the space with light, while a glass door leads to a private garden lush with bird-of-paradise plants and ferns—a rare pocket of calm in the city.
  — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
• Under the tropical leaves of banana trees and birds-of-paradise, a white-collar lunchtime crowd read newspapers and books from a library cart and congregated to hold forth on global affairs.
  — Sam Bloch august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
• Where once there was a supermarket there is now La Dolce Vita’s swanky departure lounge, guarded by potted birds-of-paradise and staffers in navy suits with tangerine lapels.
  — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
• Christian had given her bird-of-paradise flowers on International Women’s Day, a small but perfect endorsement of her womanhood.
  — James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
• Another creative experiment in color can be found in Marshan, an Art Deco residential district scented by orange peel and accented by bird-of-paradise blooms.
  — Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023
• In addition to tropical varieties of all kinds (bromeliads, hibiscus, bananas, bird-of-paradise), Leu is home to one of the state’s largest formal rose gardens, a tropical steam garden (similar to a rainforest), a collection of fruit trees, a camellia collection, and so much more.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• In addition to tropical varieties of all kinds (bromeliads, hibiscus, bananas, bird-of-paradise), Leu is home to one of the state’s largest formal rose gardens, a tropical steam garden (similar to a rainforest), a collection of fruit trees, a camellia collection, and so much more.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• To develop the light-absorbing fabric, researchers took inspiration from the extraordinarily black feathers of a tropical bird-of-paradise—Ptiloris magnificus, the 'magnificent riflebird'—which lives in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea and Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025

bird of paradise

2 of 2 noun phrase

• The wide variety of plants include birds of paradise, roses and herbs.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
• Finally, there is the red enamel bird of paradise table clock.
  — Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• The outdoor shower was lined by a wall of luxuriant birds of paradise plants.
  — Sandra Guzmán, USA Today, 18 June 2026
• It can also be planted with other shrubs to steal the spotlight, or grouped along other birds of paradise.
  — Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
• Take an elevator to the top and visitors will find free-flying birds of paradise and butterflies.
  — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• The entire property bursts with thickets of shaggy palm trees, enormous birds of paradise, and other tropical plants.
  — Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
• Murals of flamingos, tropical birds and birds of paradise flowers adorn the walls, and two pool tables and couches invite visitors to sit and stay a while.
  — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
• The Substance star looked like a bird of paradise in a custom Gucci gown that was covered in black and emerald feathers that flared out at the neckline and hem.
  — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
• There’s a row of bird of paradise plants that her next door neighbors planted on the same side of the yard, near her fruitless olive tree, that are striking above a selection of succulents and cactus.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
• In medium- or lower-light rooms, however, sun-loving plants like succulents, cacti, and bird of paradise will benefit from the addition of a grow light.
  — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
• The large back has a swimming pool that cuts across the yard, a lounging area in the back right and a small play area dating to when her sons were young, with artificial turf bordered by two giant birds of paradise.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
• Accompanied by his mother (my great-grandmother), Ripley traveled to this area to collect rare specimens, including birds of paradise, crowned pigeons, pheasants, and storks.
  — Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
• Other plants that are toxic to both species include lily of the valley, cyclamen, lantana, hosta, peony, geranium, chrysanthemum, gladiola, hyacinth, kalanchoe and bird of paradise.
  — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
• Also on the watch list for both yards and homes are lily of the valley, lilies, cyclamen, lantana, hosta, peony, geranium, chrysanthemum, begonia, gladiola, jade plant, snake plant, kalanchoe, hyacinth, bird of paradise and poinsettia.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026