How to Use bloom in a Sentence
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Rowena Crest is home to some of the best blooms in the area.
— oregonlive, 4 May 2023 -
The seniors didn’t seem to mind the scarcity of blooms.
— Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 -
The trunk also needs to support the full weight of the rose canes and blooms.
— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 -
Keep in Mind The big red blooms may be too bold for some.
— Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The tree can be grown in the shade, but may not produce as many blooms.
— Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 31 July 2023 -
Ethan with his arm around Xana – young love in full bloom.
— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023 -
The blooms will look even better once the leaves begin to change colors.
— Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023 -
Some of the most beautiful blooms grow in desert areas.
— Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023 -
Chickweed is in full bloom right now, soon to produce seeds.
— Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023 -
Plant bare-root specimens in a sunny spot in the fall for spring blooms.
— Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 July 2023 -
The blooms were trucked in trucks from the Netherlands and set up in planters to decorate the Vatican square.
— Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2023 -
As the blooms develop, give the plant a bright sunny window.
— Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 20 Nov. 2023 -
The grafted rose with all its canes and blooms was forever gone.
— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 -
Spend your new pennies, and save the old ones for preserving your blooms.
— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024 -
Simply stick the bloom straight down into a bowl of warm water and gently twirl the stem back and forth to ease the petals open.
— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023 -
The park also hosts a tulip festival filled with blooms each spring.
— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023 -
The second reason is the beauty of the spring blooms inspires us to want more plants for our own spaces.
— Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2023 -
The bloom would come off the rose perhaps permanently at that point.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023 -
The scientists saw such responses across the globe—but the blooms weren’t always equal.
— Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 4 May 2023 -
Young spring plants will need pinching for maximum bloom and the best plant shape.
— Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023 -
Skin is left moisturized and silky smooth, awash in the scent of desert cactus blooms and vanilla.
— Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 -
Water lilies, plants in the genus Nymphaea, are aquatic blooms that grow in ponds and water gardens.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024 -
The glowing blooms came into view, their edges sharpened.
— Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024 -
The roses come together in three varying stages, from buds to full bloom.
— Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024 -
The liquid snake that swallows itself, the novel that ends in a bloom of death and irony, doesn’t leave behind much to work with.
— Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023 -
While most florists are overwhelmed by now, Bouqs still has plenty of gorgeous blooms with which to spoil her.
— Grace Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2023 -
All sat for 3-course lunch in a back barn dressed with two long tables with live hydrangea blooms as runners.
— Vogue, 5 July 2023 -
There’s little that humans can do to stymie blue-green algal blooms, says Paerl.
— Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023 -
Late-arriving rains and cold weather that marked this spring can delay or stymie blooms.
— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024 -
This ensures that each individual petal or leaf is visible—the more vibrant the bloom, the better the final piece will turn out.
— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
- Their love was just beginning to bloom.
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The plants grow 5 feet tall and wide, and bloom almost year-round.
— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023 -
Tulips have bloomed in the Public Garden since the 1840s.
— Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023 -
That bit of heat allows the flavors to bloom and take over.
— Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 -
The flower blooms at night and is picked in the early morning.
— Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 -
The idea bloomed after a pub crawl Bruce hosted — dubbed Swirl in the Pearl — for a group of friends.
— oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023 -
The butterfly rash is a facial rash that blooms across the cheeks and nose.
— Sara Coughlin, Health, 17 May 2023 -
The one in the pot started blooming in early June and hasn’t stopped since.
— Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023 -
When the boy shows the fox stealthy kindness, other forms of life begin to bloom for him.
— Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2023 -
Butterflies and birds flock to the flowers that bloom in even rows in the backyard.
— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023 -
All of these varieties will start blooming around this time of the year.
— Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 July 2023 -
If not given enough light, the flowers won't bloom, and you'll be left with tall, grassy stalks.
— Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023 -
Flowers bloom early in the spring as leaves start to appear.
— Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023 -
After blooming, its fruit adds a pop of blue or red to the garden.
— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023 -
The Huntington has 43 such plants, some of which have bloomed while others have yet to.
— Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Avila, 60, and her husband filled the yard with blooming fruit trees.
— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023 -
Light This densely branched, tree-like, evergreen shrub needs time in the sun to bloom.
— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024 -
The days are getting longer, and the flowers are starting to bloom—the signs of spring are here, and warmer days are just around the corner.
— Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024 -
First, you toast cumin seeds in a skillet to bloom their flavor, then crush them slightly to open them up.
— Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Think of your scalp like topsoil and your hair like the blooming flowers growing on top.
— Anneke Knot, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023 -
The burrata, warm as breath, bloomed against my knife into a river of sweet cream.
— Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2023 -
In addition, roses planted in the shade will not bloom as much.
— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023 -
Some say good-bye and good riddance—let a thousand flowers bloom.
— Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Though, don’t call it a matchy-matchy moment; both looks bloomed completely on their own.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024 -
Without the icy wind, the cherry trees can bloom too early — only to freeze before the fruit emerges, killing the season’s crop.
— Coral Davenport, New York Times, 2 July 2023 -
The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and the vines are waking up after winter.
— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023 -
It is also known for its small, white flowers that bloom in clusters.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023 -
This year, however, most cherry trees in Oregon bloomed and ripened around the same time.
— oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023 -
While the sun is back and flowers are blooming again, these jackets will keep you stylishly warm for those windier days.
— Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024 -
The latest drenching will stoke the already wondrous mix of wildflowers that are blooming from coastal bluffs to desert lowlands.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
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