How to Use bonsai in a Sentence

bonsai

noun

• The bonsai, which Barnes tears in half and throws into the salt water, isn’t so lucky.
  — Brian Moylan, Men's Health, 9 Sep. 2022
• The grounds also have four bonsai trees, each over 100 years old.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2018
• This kit comes with pruning shears and enough seeds and pots to grow four bonsai trees.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 25 Apr. 2021
• Bring the outdoors in with this unique take on a bonsai garden.
  — Lauren Matthews, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2022
• The thing came out looking like a bonsai tree covered in acid rain.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 27 June 2017
• Swap the standard flowers for this bonsai that's bound to put a smile on her face all year round.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 17 Dec. 2022
• The meeting, dubbed Jade Night will be a workshop on jade plants as bonsai.
  — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
• Gardeners can learn the art of bonsai, load up on supplies and see more than 50 trees at the plant show.
  — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 23 June 2019
• Meanwhile, Hernandez comes in two days a week to keep the bonsai alive.
  — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• The sale prices on the orchid and succulents are the lowest to date, with the bonsai being a second-best price.
  — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 8 May 2023
• Until about a decade ago, Watanabe grew and shaped small bonsai trees.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
• Desserts range from a sorbet flight to the eye-catching autumn bonsai.
  — Marcy De Luna, Chron, 11 Jan. 2023
• Several bonsai trees were found to be more than 1,000 years old .
  — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 21 May 2021
• Four years ago, a friend gave Echavarria a 25-year-old juniper bonsai as a birthday present.
  — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
• This is probably the most famous bonsai in the United States.
  — Discover Magazine, 10 July 2012
• Sometimes the trunks of ficus trees are twisted or braided or trained as a bonsai.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 28 Apr. 2023
• Strubbe also practices bonsai, the art of shaping live plants.
  — Daily Pilot, 11 Sep. 2019
• Next, combine one part bonsai soil to two parts peat moss in a plastic container.
  — Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, two aspects of the article may repel rather than attract the general public to the art of bonsai.
  — The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
• These stunning miniatures are like bonsai trees pruned with a switchblade.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
• There’s no basketball court, but there is a guesthouse, two pools and a floating staircase that wraps around a bonsai tree.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2021
• Similarly, with the bouquet and the bonsai, 40% of the men preferred to give the bouquet but only 28% of the women preferred to receive it.
  — The Economist, 28 June 2018
• If plants are her thing, this beautiful azalea bonsai tree will add some color to her home.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2023
• There are bonsai clubs in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville.
  — al, 13 May 2022
• The free event features more than 50 unique bonsai on display, along with bonsai demonstrations and more.
  — The Hub, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
• This special fall show highlights bonsai with fall foliage or fruit.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 20 Oct. 2017
• Powell herself has become an expert on the pruning and care for bonsai.
  — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, 13 June 2018
• Kokedama is a Japanese bonsai method that involves using moss and clay to hold the roots of the plant to form a spherical planter without needing a pot.
  — Sunset Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
• In between are bundles of dwarf conifers and petite perennial shrubs, and dozens of bonsai on display.
  — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 23 Aug. 2017
• Floating stairs wrap around a bonsai tree, ascending to the top level complete with a catwalk.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024