How to Use petal in a Sentence

petal

noun

• The petal is drenched, but silky and too lovely to dump in the garbage.
  — Claudia Hinz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2020
• The rose petals point to her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
  — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2020
• The rose petals could point to her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
  — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 5 Mar. 2020
• Yup, it was made to look like a petal on one of the flowers.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 7 Apr. 2020
• The set comes with all of the pieces to make four daffodils, from stems to leaves to petals.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
• After the petals fall away, the stem is capped by a seed pod the size of an egg.
  — Craig Whitlock, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2019
• The locale was covered in red and white petals that were placed in the shape of a heart.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
• But the chalk outlines remain, and petals linger on the street edges.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 22 June 2019
• The chiffon petals at the bottom of the gown are hand-painted.
  — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
• Tom can quote Rilke and dance the rumba, whip up brunch and a rose-petal bath, but so what?
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
• Choose buds that have begun to open, and gently push back the petals with your thumb.
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• The abstract petals in the painting also vibe with a row of the flowers lined up on a ledge above the tub.
  — Amanda Long, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
• The ceremony took place in a grove of trees, the aisle lined with white rose petals.
  — Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 26 June 2024
• And rains can dissolve the petals on the ground into pink puddles.
  — Sharon Boorstin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2020
• By morning the flowers have dried up, petals drifting to the desert floor.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
• Each petal has a white stripe down the middle, so that from a distance, the flower looks like a star.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022
• 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
• Bend the petals and the softbot can crawl along, a little like a caterpillar.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2023
• The bird is taken back to the kitchen in order to have its legs removed, grilled, and dipped in dried crushed rose petals.
  — Fortune, 29 Sep. 2019
• Lay a lemon wheel atop each drink, lay a rose petal on each lemon wheel and sprinkle on a few flakes of sea salt.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2020
• The picnic snap shows a white blanket laid out on the grass, covered in rose petals and lined with plates of snacks.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2023
• But in some years, petals fall off more rapidly because of wind, rain or frost.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
• It's got a four-petal design and seems to be open, i.e., the band is not a full circle, probably to fit over the glove.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 June 2022
• Grab a Rosepops bouquet of preserved petals that'll last up to a full year.
  — Jenae Sitzes, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2023
• Even today in Mexico, teas are made from their petals and the juice of their leaves.
  — Samantha Leal, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2023
• In front of the bank entrance, a heart made out of red rose petals was created with a cross at the bottom.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2023
• 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
• Fun fact: The bright red petals look like the robes of Roman Catholic cardinals, which is how the plant got its name.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
• The ‘petals’ that make up this feature were inspired by the blue agave plant and casts a dramatic shadow around the bar to integrate light throughout the space.
  — Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
• This candle brings peak produce to the darkest hours, with notes of fresh bergamot and pink pepper with warm musks, jasmine petals, and soft orris root.
  — Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024