petal
Example Sentences
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Floating like a flower petal in the spring breeze.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
"Each piece of fabric, each petal, is made from different material. It was top-stitched to give the impression of veining," she said.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
According to Vogue: “30 people were involved in the making of the look, and it took 8,500 hours to make with 60,000 crystals and 7,000 folded petal raffia and raw raffia frayed ravens”.
From BBC • May 6, 2024
Remarkably, when the researchers removed chromatin loops, progenitor cells swiftly converted round nuclear shapes into flower petal arrangements like those found in neutrophils.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
Father stooped down to pick up a small bruised petal from the brick pavement; tenderly he inserted it in his buttonhole.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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