nosegay

Example Sentences

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In 1859, Nightingale wrote that when she had been ill, her recovery quickened after she received “a nosegay of wild flowers”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2020

The tradition of carrying myrtle began after Queen Victoria was given a nosegay containing myrtle by Prince Albert's grandmother during a visit to Gotha in Germany.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2018

When “Me and My Girl” opened on Broadway in 1986, Mel Gussow of The New York Times called it “a nosegay of nostalgia.”

From New York Times • May 10, 2018

Dried flowers; a nosegay, a posy, a rose clipped the night before battle.

From The Verge • Mar. 31, 2018

“They’re beautiful,” I say as he offers me a small, tight nosegay of calla lilies so purple they’re almost black.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed