How to Use daffodil in a Sentence

daffodil

noun
  • The set comes with all of the pieces to make four daffodils, from stems to leaves to petals.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Sometimes the best cure is to laugh or see a huge daffodil the size of a house and simply smile.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2022
  • Thus, a 2-inch daffodil would be buried so the tip is 6 inches deep.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Up the East Coast comes Eleanor, Leo’s former best friend and a whirling dervish in a daffodil dress.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 June 2024
  • For Persephone, the daffodil meant all hell broke loose.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Nowhere are the daffodils more yellow or the stone cherubs more cherubic.
    Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 25 May 2020
  • The grass was freshly mowed, and daffodils were sprouting in soil plots.
    Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
  • The daffodils had just wilted, and purple columbines had sprung up in their place.
    Alice Newell-Hanson Sean Donnola, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The Garden Club planted 3,000 daffodil bulbs along Pearl Road and in many of our city parks.
    Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 16 June 2017
  • The daffodils have opened their perky flowers and buds are breaking.
    OregonLive.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Sale of iris and daffodil bulbs and plants from local garden clubs.
    The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2017
  • Inside, a mason jar full of daffodils was left on the welcome desk to wilt alone.
    Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Azaleas and a bank of daffodils heralding spring seen from the west-facing front door.
    Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Raid your garden for fresh daffodils, tulips, or lilacs.
    Hollyanna McCollom, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Over the years Mr. Due planted on his estate thousands of daffodils to bloom each April.
    Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 4 June 2017
  • There are other plants, such as daffodils, peonies, and hyacinths, that should stay in the same place.
    Kyle Johnson, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Auto-syncing to the cloud isn't all creampuffs and daffodils, though.
    Jess Grey, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Many bulbs, such as daffodil and tulip bulbs, have a flattish end where the roots grow and a more pointed end where the stem and flower will sprout.
    Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2019
  • First up on the couch are Cassandra and Tristan, our sweet daffodils.
    Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Some daffodils are tall and stately, and some are a dainty 6 inches high.
    Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • One is the hundreds of thousands of daffodils that bloom all around Meriden’s Hubbard Park at this time of year.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Nearly 2,000 daffodils have packed the town square there—each made entirely of Lego bricks.
    Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 14 Apr. 2017
  • Nearly 2,000 daffodils have packed the town square there—each made entirely of Lego bricks.
    Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 14 Apr. 2017
  • But after a few weeks, as the daffodils began to show a little color, that didn’t seem like such a good idea.
    Jane Brox, The New Yorker, 16 May 2020
  • In a clip shared on X, the royal wiggled the oversized daffodil wreath a little girl wore around her neck and patted her on the head.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The first snow is a time of renewal, just like the warm winds of spring when the blooming crocus and daffodils usher in a new season.
    Peter Marteka, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The sweet daffodil manicure is the latest in a long line of nail inspiration from the dream team that is Lopez and Bachik.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Humans, crocuses and daffodils alike with sun and warmth can keep their heads up!
    Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Plants such as daffodils, peonies, and iris don’t make good candidates.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024
  • As snow and freezing temps return after daffodils emerge, their growth will be delayed.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024

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