blossom
Example Sentences
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I like the way that he started to blossom a bit and you could see him gaining in confidence.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The orange blossom had already become the state flower in 1909, and, by 1967, a year after McPhee’s opus, the orange was the state fruit.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
According to Tim Upson, its Director of Gardens and Horticulture, the cherry blossom at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey has finished flowering, while the tulip displays are nearing the end of their peak.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“That little flicker—it can plant itself in you and blossom into self-doubt, impostor syndrome,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The other girls shrieked, and flung handfuls of apple blossom at her, and none shrieked more loudly, or flung more blossom, than Victoria Forester.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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