petal

I pulled off a petal, perfect, crunchy, and dipped it in the sauce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

Its wick emitted a gentle hiss and soft yellow light as a tiny petal of flame danced inside its glass hexagon.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Smith makes treats like Skittles, gummy bears and pasta festooned with marigold petals, narrating each step in a baby-soft voice while wearing dreamy fits.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

They engineered carefully controlled porous materials that imitate the way natural foams scatter light while also drawing inspiration from water-repellent surfaces found on leaves and flower petals.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Two helicopters circled to drop rose petals over the Virgin Mary, which stands in a large crown with open arms, during Saturday's ceremony.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Women leaned from apartment windows, filming the march on their phones, while others scattered rice and rose petals over the men carrying the coffins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The peculiar porcelain changed color as the hot silvery liquid steamed; tiny primrose-pink tulips bloomed, winking and stretching their petals along the white curves of the handle.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton