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

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

When a strong light is trained on it, however, that image is projected onto a wall to reveal Amida standing on a lotus blossom and radiating beams of light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

"It takes two months, and 9,000 lotus stems to make one scarf," she says.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

The lotus garden was lit only by starlight, and the air was warm and smelled of stagnant water.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer