How to Use bloom in a Sentence

bloom

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  • Rowena Crest is home to some of the best blooms in the area.
    oregonlive, 4 May 2023
  • The seniors didn’t seem to mind the scarcity of blooms.
    Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The trunk also needs to support the full weight of the rose canes and blooms.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Keep in Mind The big red blooms may be too bold for some.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The tree can be grown in the shade, but may not produce as many blooms.
    Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • Ethan with his arm around Xana – young love in full bloom.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The blooms will look even better once the leaves begin to change colors.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the most beautiful blooms grow in desert areas.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Chickweed is in full bloom right now, soon to produce seeds.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Plant bare-root specimens in a sunny spot in the fall for spring blooms.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 July 2023
  • The blooms were trucked in trucks from the Netherlands and set up in planters to decorate the Vatican square.
    Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • As the blooms develop, give the plant a bright sunny window.
    Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The grafted rose with all its canes and blooms was forever gone.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Spend your new pennies, and save the old ones for preserving your blooms.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Simply stick the bloom straight down into a bowl of warm water and gently twirl the stem back and forth to ease the petals open.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The park also hosts a tulip festival filled with blooms each spring.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
  • The second reason is the beauty of the spring blooms inspires us to want more plants for our own spaces.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The bloom would come off the rose perhaps permanently at that point.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The scientists saw such responses across the globe—but the blooms weren’t always equal.
    Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 4 May 2023
  • Young spring plants will need pinching for maximum bloom and the best plant shape.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Skin is left moisturized and silky smooth, awash in the scent of desert cactus blooms and vanilla.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Water lilies, plants in the genus Nymphaea, are aquatic blooms that grow in ponds and water gardens.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The glowing blooms came into view, their edges sharpened.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The roses come together in three varying stages, from buds to full bloom.
    Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The liquid snake that swallows itself, the novel that ends in a bloom of death and irony, doesn’t leave behind much to work with.
    Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • While most florists are overwhelmed by now, Bouqs still has plenty of gorgeous blooms with which to spoil her.
    Grace Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2023
  • All sat for 3-course lunch in a back barn dressed with two long tables with live hydrangea blooms as runners.
    Vogue, 5 July 2023
  • There’s little that humans can do to stymie blue-green algal blooms, says Paerl.
    Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Head there in late spring or early summer for the most beautiful blooms at their fullest.
    Laura Hampson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Adding to the worry: More than half the lake is already suffering algal blooms.
    New York Times, 9 July 2023
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bloom

2 of 2 verb
  • Their love was just beginning to bloom.
  • The plants grow 5 feet tall and wide, and bloom almost year-round.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Tulips have bloomed in the Public Garden since the 1840s.
    Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • That bit of heat allows the flavors to bloom and take over.
    Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The flower blooms at night and is picked in the early morning.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The idea bloomed after a pub crawl Bruce hosted — dubbed Swirl in the Pearl — for a group of friends.
    oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The butterfly rash is a facial rash that blooms across the cheeks and nose.
    Sara Coughlin, Health, 17 May 2023
  • The one in the pot started blooming in early June and hasn’t stopped since.
    Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
  • When the boy shows the fox stealthy kindness, other forms of life begin to bloom for him.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Butterflies and birds flock to the flowers that bloom in even rows in the backyard.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • All of these varieties will start blooming around this time of the year.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 July 2023
  • If not given enough light, the flowers won't bloom, and you'll be left with tall, grassy stalks.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Flowers bloom early in the spring as leaves start to appear.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023
  • After blooming, its fruit adds a pop of blue or red to the garden.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The Huntington has 43 such plants, some of which have bloomed while others have yet to.
    Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Avila, 60, and her husband filled the yard with blooming fruit trees.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • Light This densely branched, tree-like, evergreen shrub needs time in the sun to bloom.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The days are getting longer, and the flowers are starting to bloom—the signs of spring are here, and warmer days are just around the corner.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
  • First, you toast cumin seeds in a skillet to bloom their flavor, then crush them slightly to open them up.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Think of your scalp like topsoil and your hair like the blooming flowers growing on top.
    Anneke Knot, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • The burrata, warm as breath, bloomed against my knife into a river of sweet cream.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2023
  • In addition, roses planted in the shade will not bloom as much.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Some say good-bye and good riddance—let a thousand flowers bloom.
    Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Though, don’t call it a matchy-matchy moment; both looks bloomed completely on their own.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Without the icy wind, the cherry trees can bloom too early — only to freeze before the fruit emerges, killing the season’s crop.
    Coral Davenport, New York Times, 2 July 2023
  • The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and the vines are waking up after winter.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • It is also known for its small, white flowers that bloom in clusters.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • This year, however, most cherry trees in Oregon bloomed and ripened around the same time.
    oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023
  • When Denise would come home from school, Joyce would pluck a tomato fresh from the garden and cut it up to look like a blooming flower.
    AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • If the secondary bud is damaged as well, the tertiary bud, which produces little to no fruit, will bloom.
    oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023

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