buttercup

Example Sentences

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“The sagebrush violets there are gorgeous, along with the sagebrush buttercups,” he said.

From Seattle Times

The flowers are also known as Persian buttercups.

From Los Angeles Times

She decided to call the initiative “For Love and Buttercup,” since buttercup flowers have a childlike charm for her and also symbolize happiness.

From Washington Post

The rest of the lawn is a mix of daisies, buttercups, clover, grass and another flower I don’t know the name of.

From Seattle Times

Why should anyone want to murder a harmless minor poet who writes of buttercups and daisies and the delights of rural life?

From New York Times