blossom
Example Sentences
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At an age when most people were retired—or worse—he was still breeding new hybrids, knowing full well that they wouldn’t blossom for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The orange blossom had already become the state flower in 1909, and, by 1967, a year after McPhee’s opus, the orange was the state fruit.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
As the author shows, flowers are still making and remaking our world today, one enticing blossom at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Japan's cherry blossom season will be in full swing in late March and early April, but some local media reports suggest the decline in the number of Chinese visitors will continue.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
I reached up for the nearest branch of the magnolia tree above us, and I quietly snapped it in two, leaving a heavy blossom at the end to dangle like a fragrant chandelier.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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The Vernal Vocabulary of Spring
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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