smell the roses

Example Sentences

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For floral joy throughout the year, set reminders now to take some time in the coming months to literally stop and smell the roses ... or lilacs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

“It’s good to celebrate and you need to. You need to smell the roses when you walk through the garden, as our guys did today. Because when you’re on the other side, it’s hard.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023

The message to slow down and smell the roses is fairly obvious, but that does not make “Still Time” any less fun.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Leave it to Velveeta to come back 25 years later, like the wise auntie, to remind us to slow down, smell the roses and eat the cheese?

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

I could smell the roses from my window.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier