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

Today, Haynes tries to replicate 70% of her most popular core patterns such as sunrise travel mugs, petal power vases and flower power butter keepers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 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

First, she traced the work of other artists: the curve of a petal, the spiral of a snail.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman