How to Use flower in a Sentence

flower

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• He sent her a bouquet of flowers.
• He wore a single flower in his lapel.
• We planted flowers in the garden.
• The way back from the graveside to the wider world is strewn with petals fallen from the flower of love.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• While Michael is the King of Pop and a great singer, Marc never got his flowers.
  — Spin Staff, Spin, 31 Aug. 2023
• And there's one aisle to walk down, and then on either side, there's two rows of flowers.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
• There were street scenes of Paris and Venice, battles and fields of flowers, and lots of Madonnas.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• The look was topped off with a crown of handmade silk bougainvillea flowers.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
• Arrange fall flowers in the vase and place them inside the pumpkin.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
• Bees suck the nectar from flowers and store it in their stomachs.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
• Adults can play with Legos too, and this flower bouquet set is sure to please the builders in your life.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• In her palm is a burst of intricate flowers that look a lot like lace.
  — Alice Newell-Hanson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• That night, Van Oort had on a sleek black wig and a cape; the board’s clerk wore a cheerful yellow flower in her hair.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
• The staffers laid flowers in front of the Capitol steps in honor of those killed in the conflict and held a moment of silence.
  — Sabrina Siddiqui, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
• Bright flowers and native plants line the walkway between the homes.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
• Hang some string lights, surround the spread with pumpkins, add a bouquet of fall flowers, and call it a day.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2023
• Her blazer and pants had a hint of floral, with a spray of flowers on one shoulder and one pant leg.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
• After a woman laid some flowers down and began to weep, Svelti went down and asked her for a hug.
  — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Ellis points out that the new study shows that moths visit many kinds of flowers for food, not just pale or white ones.
  — WIRED, 12 June 2023
• The flowers adds a bright and fresh element to their decadent dishes.
  — Jenna Kashou, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2023
• The comments gave context to what could be seen as just a sweeping landscape of flowers.
  — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
• There, too, people would recognize the flower in her hair and come up to say hello.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
• Hints of yuzu salt and shiso flower do not detract from the delicate sweetness of a slice of hamachi, for instance.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• There are white tablecloths and fresh flowers on the table, the bar seating is plush and the staff is professional.
  — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
• The corpse flower is the largest unbranched flower in the world, another point of attraction.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2023
• Choose plants with flowers that match your front door, door mat, and other accents to pull the look together.
  — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
• On July 7, the woman came home to find flowers and notes from Christofferson on her porch.
  — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
• Deer are picky eaters Deer are most attracted to plants with soft foliage, stems or flowers.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2023
• The outside ring is engraved in silver with designs of favorite flower, the Lily of the Valley, and the Thistle of Scotland.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2023
• Families snipped a few flowers to take home — a mason jar’s worth costs $9.95.
  — Sofia Jeremias, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023

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flower

2 of 2 verb

• This tree flowers in early spring.
• The plant will flower every other year.
• His genius flowered at the university.
• Our red flowering currant has been in the ground for at least five years.
  — oregonlive, 18 June 2023
• Jacaranda prefers sandy soil but won't flower if planted in the path of ocean winds.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
• Peak bloom is defined as the point when 70 percent of the blossoms along the Tidal Basin — the reservoir on the Mall — have flowered.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• In order to be ready to flower in spring, many species of trees and shrubs prepare the year before.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2021
• Some shoots may have already formed and could flower and fruit next year.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• The Franklins’ home was mostly unchanged; the lawn had the same old broad-leaved trees, but the path down to the garage was overgrown with flowering shrubs.
  — Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• And the survivors set the foundation for life to flower again the way a forest can be refreshed by fire.
  — Riley Black, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2021
• In about two to three years, the plant should flower, usually in March, and have a ready-to-eat fruit five months later.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• For all this good news, the conditions remain ripe for bad ideas to flower.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
• Yarrow looks beautiful in a lawn, Breece added, but doesn’t flower well at short heights.
  — oregonlive, 18 July 2022
• Depending on the type of orchid, the plant can live for years, even decades, despite not flowering all the time.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 23 June 2023
• Many of the trees were ornamental – flowering beasts with spliced genes that made fruit so hard and sour the waxwings couldn’t eat it.
  — Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
• If flowering slows in mid-summer, trim the stems back by about 3 inches.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023
• Under state law, adults can now grow up to eight plants at home, with no more than four flowering at a time.
  — Trisha Ahmed, Fortune Well, 2 Aug. 2023
• The frills at the front of Maria Robbins’s black walking dress become like a flowering vine painted with the brio of a Manet still life.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• Time is then spent transplanting the small seedlings and growing them on to form flowering bulbs.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
• Beyond the cherry blossoms, spring is still young and many more trees and plants have yet to flower — the Yoshino cherries are among the first to bloom.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
• The good news, however, is new plants, called pups, can form at the base to flower in not a century, but about 10 or so years.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
• Many also flower in the spring to welcome warmer days, and many are small trees, which fit well in even compact spaces.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 13 Mar. 2023
• When these are trimmed too early, the buds on old wood are still sacrificed, but the plant can flower on new wood later in the season.
  — Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 2022
• So showcases like Ventana Sur’s SoloSeries are likely to flower in the next few years.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Dec. 2021
• Some peonies will flower the first year, while others may take a few years to get established and bloom.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 18 June 2020
• The mix helps encourage succulents to flower and includes bone meal and kelp meal for strong root and plant growth.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
• With luck, your Easter lily will flower next spring or summer, which is its normal bloom time.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 1 Mar. 2021
• The effort was launched in July 2020, showing what can flower when neighbors unite.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
• The clusters of fragrant white or pink blooms started appearing in mid-May and flower through mid-June.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2021
• In 2006, the non-ball black hole universe really began to flower.
  — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024