bower

Example Sentences

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A bower of roses, fragrant herbs and bodacious blooms might set one gardener’s heart aflutter, while another finds the sweet spot among spiky agaves, exotic palms or a bountiful row of summer raspberries.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Today, a cafe occupies part of the ground floor, its tables and chairs distributed under a leafy bower on the veranda.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Years later, a fig tree from that bower flourishes in London, where a woman named Ada attempts to reconstruct her family’s difficult history before it’s too late.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2021

Visiting Barbara Kingsolver on her farm in Appalachia feels like entering some form of enchanted bower.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2018

While they watched, Claire lifted one of the little girls and helped her weave daisies into the twigs of the bower.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry