smell the roses
Example Sentences
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"People tell you life is better when you stop and smell the roses, and I’m beginning to believe them. But for now, stopping and smelling the freshly-peeled ginger works just fine."
From Salon • Feb. 9, 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
"I would say to twenty- or twenty-something me, 'just stop and smell the roses occasionally probably would be a good idea,'" he said.
From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2022
Pollard dropped his head as if to smell the roses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
