lotus

Example Sentences

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The landscape includes large areas of rice paddies along with lotus fields, cultivated cropland, and pastureland.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

"In a sport once seen as unpopular and overlooked, it feels as if a lotus has truly blossomed."

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

An even older icon awaits at Phnom Penh, a 40-year-old Vietnamese-Cambodian restaurant where crowds eagerly wait their turn to try nearly-raw marinated butter beef and lotus root sautéed with chilies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

It’s beautifully decorated, with colored glasses, a striking mural, and umbrellas, lanterns, and floating bamboo lotus hanging from the ceiling.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

When the girls finished their lesson, the petals of the lotus closed over Urvashi and she floated back to the heavens.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi