laurel

Example Sentences

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The Berlin T-Shirt shows a male figure wearing a laurel wreath.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Stepping away into the L.A. mountains, you’ll be greeted with a sound bath from crickets and birds as the smell of pine, sage and bay laurel fills your nostrils.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

On 1 July 2002 he laid a laurel wreath at the monument two hours ahead of the main council ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

In July 2022, Michelle O'Neill laid a laurel wreath at the Belfast Cenotaph to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

The lights came up and the man of honor was then invited up on stage, where he was given a gold laurel wreath to wear as a crown.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick