How to Use lei in a Sentence

lei

noun

• The tradition is to return the lei to the earth when you’re done with it.
  — Annemarie Conte, Woman's Day, 1 Aug. 2018
• The lei was made from the ti plant, a common backyard plant in Hawaii.
  — Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News, 4 June 2022
• Leis for the group and a haku lei, or floral crown, for the bride awaited them there.
  — Jenny Block, New York Times, 20 May 2021
• Gabriel joked of lei that made its way across country from his home in Hawaii.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• There’s a lei near the nose of the plane showing the official flowers.
  — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2023
• The first 100 customers at the beach bar will receive a free Hawaiian lei.
  — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2018
• Break out the sunscreen and throw on a lei because Louisville is headed to Maui in 2022.
  — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2021
• Konia Freitas says with a warm smile, her neck framed by a pink and red lei.
  — Noelle Swan, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2019
• One by one, each is welcomed with a lei made of the most fragrant fresh flowers.
  — NBC News, 13 July 2018
• Or a hooded golden lamé crepe dress with amethysts falling like a lei at the chest.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Jan. 2023
• In another adorable shot, Nick places a red lei around Brookyln's neck.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2023
• In another adorable shot, Nick, 49, places a red lei around Brookyln's neck.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2023
• Like the cover of the soundtrack album, the Elvis spud holds a ukulele and wears a red Hawaiian shirt and yellow lei.
  — Ken Budd, Washington Post, 25 May 2022
• The House of Mana Up – an oasis for conscious shoppers lost in a sea of plastic lei.
  — Sarah Burchard, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• The volunteers toiled four days, weaving the lei and inscribing seashells with the names of those killed at Pulse.
  — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 June 2018
• Step 3: Weave Continue wrapping more stems until the lei is long enough to fit around the crown of your head.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Garlic Queen Katy Bendel wore a lei of garlic along with her tiara.
  — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• There’s even an option for the couple to add flower lei welcomes for their guests.
  — Cynthia Drescher, CNT, 14 Aug. 2017
• All finishers get a Boston Light Swim medallion, a T-shirt, and a lei.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2021
• You’ll be rewarded with a finisher’s medal and a lei at the finish line.
  — Laurel Leicht, SELF, 2 Oct. 2017
• Each of their necks was encircled in a colorful, look-at-me lei.
  — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 13 May 2021
• Tie your lei po‘o onto your head, and trim any excess raffia.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• When someone gives you the gift of a lei in Hawaii, it's most likely strung with fragrant frangipani flowers.
  — Jessica Dukes, House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
• Ellen abandons Gray and the prospect of a good lei, spots a bus, hops onboard, and heads back to bump holiday uglies with Jake Lacy instead.
  — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 20 Dec. 2017
• On the Friday before the Millville race, teams wheel their cars through the event’s main garage, where Rood, dressed in a judge’s robes and a Hawaiian lei, gives his appraisal.
  — Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 4 July 2022
• The lei, for example, could refer to his home in Hawaii with wife Alexa PenaVega and their two children.
  — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2020
• Hula dance show, lei-making, a ukulele lesson, a Spam-musubi workshop and Hawaiian food for lunch.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2022
• Sheer Joy’ The bride wore a white dress while holding a bouquet of flowers and smiling at her husband, who had a lei on top of his white dress shirt and tan pants.
  — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2019
• The service is a major highlight, with ginger-mint lemonade, a cold towel, and a lei offered at check-in.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2018
• Please take a complimentary lei and a set of brass knuckles.
  — Pat Fitzmaurice, SI.com, 2 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024