How to Use lush in a Sentence

lush

1 of 2 adjective

• The hills are lush with deep, thick grass.
• The frequent rainfall encourages the lush growth of trees, ferns, and shrubs.
• She always wanted to live on a lush Caribbean island.
• With time, the grass grows, creating a lush green pelt.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
• The final shot in the carousel showed a view from high up, with lush green trees in the foreground and the turquoise sea in the distance.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
• The apparent crime scene was smack in the middle of the driveway of the lush compound just a mile from the beach.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2023
• With its lush blooms and endless petals, the peony is over the top in the best possible way.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 18 July 2023
• But the bread was like a gray cloud that swallowed the lush stracciatella and blurred the meaty smack of the mortadella and salame.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Set on a stretch of white-sand beach with lounge chairs, a pool and whirlpool, and lush gardens, The House is the perfect place to unwind.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2023
• Be one with the birds in Altadena With spring nearly here, the hills are lush and the birds are chirping.
  — Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Oakleaf hydrangea doesn't bloom as much or grow as lush in full shade.
  — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
• That image starts with her hair, which by any measure is shiny and bouncy and lush.
  — Emily Zemler, Allure, 13 Dec. 2023
• Pine Pine's long needles give a lush and full look and have a refreshing, clean scent.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2023
• Where to Eat and Drink There are lots of restaurants in Provenza with open-air eateries under the lush green canopy of trees that line the streets.
  — Adam Groffman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
• Aside from the main dwelling, the grounds offer a tennis court, a sparkling swimming pool with a cabana, grassy lawns, and lush gardens.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 July 2023
• The restaurant and club debuted in May, with lush decor, live music, and craft cocktails.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Think: a stunning tea kettle, lush towels, or the softest throw.
  — Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
• The buds had just broken in the high-desert vineyards — a lush start to my early May road trip through Arizona’s wine country.
  — Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
• The house was surrounded by a lush garden that this late—or this early—was filled with the rustling noises of insects.
  — Hazlitt, 13 Mar. 2024
• The strings are lush and dreamlike, like being lulled into reverie.
  — Hazlitt, 2 Aug. 2023
• Just south of Baghdad, the urban sprawl gives way to glimpses of green, with lush date palm groves bordering the Euphrates River.
  — Alissa J. Rubin Emily Garthwaite, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• The gardens allegedly were a lush paradise, with plants dripping from walls some 75 feet high.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
• The background of the pristine shoreline and azure sea are lush tropical greenery and large boulders.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
• The first picture showed Silverstone, 47, and Bear with their arms around each other, set against lush greenery.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
• The dramatic, 3,821-square-foot roof reck is brimming with lush gardens and greenery.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
• This helps prevent grass discoloration and keeps your lawn looking lush and green.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
• The album is lush with introspective lyrics and gauzy, Laurel Canyon vibes.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
• The most serious blaze swept into Lahaina on Tuesday and left a grid of gray rubble wedged between the blue ocean and lush green slopes.
  — Josie Howell | [e-mail], al, 12 Aug. 2023
• What’s Great About It The large rattan basket, lush foliage, and long chain makes this a show-stopping arrangement.
  — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
• Here, a lush pine is decked with splashes of hot pink, vibrant blue, and apple green—a nod to the room's existing color palette.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023

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lush

2 of 2 noun

• He's just an old lush.
• The once lush trees had been stripped of all shades of green.
  — Leyla Santiago, CNN, 20 Oct. 2017
• Even by the standards of his day, Sir John A. was quite a lush.
  — Jeff D. Colgan, Washington Post, 1 July 2017
• His blond, fuzzy natal pelage has given way to the lush, chocolate brown coat of an adult.
  — Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 24 Mar. 2018
• This will encourage us all to turn to our lush, deep inner lives.
  — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 9 July 2018
• Tours of the home, permanent exhibits and 2.5 acres of lush gardens are open to the public daily.
  — Trisha Boyer, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2019
• From the smoky effect to the lush lashes, her peepers were looking pretty.
  — Dawn Davis, Cosmopolitan, 25 Oct. 2011
• Ali kept the rest of the actress's eye makeup on the subtler side with shimmery rose-gold shadow and lush lashes.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 7 May 2018
• And Tchaikovsky’s lush scored (played live) adds immeasurably to the magic and romance.
  — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
• Eat low-calorie and lush with the parchment-packet cooking method.
  — Country Living, 10 Jan. 2011
• An aerial view shows a lush landscape covered with trees.
  — Deborah Storey | For Al.com, al, 9 Feb. 2020
• There's nothing quite as inviting as a lush, green garden.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 12 Aug. 2019
• The Schoenberg sextet, an early work in a lush, late-Romantic vein, was written in the same decade as Brahms’s Op.
  — Thomas May, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2017
• In total, residents can make use of 33 rooms and amble over 20 acres of lush, rolling meadow.
  — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bloomberg.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• Fat weaved in and out like white lines on the brisket highway without driving right off the road, every bite lush and smoky without going over the top.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 15 June 2018
• In the lush surrounding gardens, the neck of a carved stone swan was broken by Hurricane Irma.
  — David Campany, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2019
• Gathered here, a few glimpses into the lush, often historic features of Georgia, and some of the animals and people that call it home.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2020
• Nearby, lush, older mangroves drop their green-bean-like fruits towards the water and extend their green-bean-like roots up towards the sky.
  — Jessica Wapner, Quartz, 1 Dec. 2019
• On the eastern side of town, bisecting the city, is the lush, tree-thick Koolau Range, a fragment of one of the volcanoes that created Oahu more than two million years ago.
  — Hanya Yanagihara, ELLE Decor, 12 July 2010
• Longmont Surrounded by two buildings and a row of lush trees on Main Street, the rooftop patio at Samples feels like an urban oasis.
  — The Know Staff, The Know, 27 June 2019
• The pool was downsized to make room for a thatched roof cabana—a second open-air living room for the family—and ample green space lush with feathery seagrass.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2018
• The fields, lush in some places but brown in others, are a reminder that Schultz, the coffee industry and the authorities charged with stopping climate change need to move fast.
  — Justin Worland/alajuela, Time, 21 June 2018
• Finally, your colonists will be able to escape from their tiny bubble-domes and wander a lush and lively Mars, thanks to the wonders of terraforming.
  — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 12 Apr. 2019
• The outer part of her arm is already covered by a delicate weave of poppy flowers on stems and lush serrated leaves.
  — Trina J. Wood, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
• The ashram was situated on a lush, four-acre piece of property in the center of Pune called Koregaon Park, where maharajas used to live.
  — Win McCormack, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2018
• The result: extra-lush, extra-productive growth above ground.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2017
• Produced by Elliott, the album is a lush, layered piece of art bolstered by skillful wordplay from each lyricist.
  — Jonathan Evans, Esquire, 26 May 2016
• Any tips for creating a lush, or even tropical, garden?
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 2 July 2017
• Brody's space includes a lush, dinosaur-themed bedroom and a playroom with pink flamingo wallpaper.
  — Lisa Van Loo, azcentral, 7 June 2018
• Starcourt is a lush, kid-friendly hangout — and an invasive commie plot.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 4 July 2019

Last Updated: 3 May 2024