lotus

Example Sentences

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"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

I used shards from bowls and my end product looked like a lotus flower, a thing I did not realize until someone pointed it out.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

It is punctuated by archways and windows inspired by the curves and points of a lotus flower — the flower that by lore grows out of the mud.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

When Cap wasn’t in the lotus position in front of his locker, he was usually in the music room, strumming a guitar and singing to himself.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman