How to Use wallflower in a Sentence

wallflower

noun

• The whole context and theme [of the garden] is that even a wallflower can bloom.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
• And Gould wasn’t just a wallflower in the process of approving those rules.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2020
• Trying to move up the corporate ladder is not the time to be a wallflower.
  — Robyn Moreno, Cosmopolitan, 2 Oct. 2014
• Not for the wallflower type, this bold spicy scent is confidence in a bottle.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
• The journey from wallflower to 4-star road-grader started more than a decade ago, but the corner turned for good in the 6th grade.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2019
• Some wallflowers also have red, white or purple blooms, and the plants will reseed to grow back in the spring.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• Being wallflowers at the trade deadline was not part of the plan, either.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
• That’s not to suggest the president should be a wallflower, or never show his face.
  — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• When Carol’s party comes, Fran stands in the back, takes a piece of cake and disappears — the office wallflower.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Jan. 2023
• This week’s red carpets were certainly not for wallflowers: The best dressed stars took risks and came to turn heads.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2023
• If not, there's that underrated wallflower, the plain 8, just waiting to go home with you.
  — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
• After being squished, the protein acts like a sponge—soaking up the sauce, taking it from wallflower to life of the party.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2023
• The opposite of a wallflower, her zest for life is inspiring.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 July 2024
• Yet Wolfe wasn’t always, to borrow the title of a Nora Ephron book, merely a wallflower at the orgy.
  — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 15 May 2018
• Silky, not normally known for being a wallflower, sits the pitch meeting out.
  — Paul McCallion, Vulture, 2 July 2021
• His pleasing manner is at odds there with his preference to be the wallflower that scores all those touchdowns.
  — Jeff Sentell, ajc, 26 Sep. 2017
• Relegated to the wings of the stage, Ryan spent most of the night like a wallflower at a college party, speaking only when spoken to.
  — cleveland.com, 26 June 2019
• So, why as this week’s winter meetings commence in San Diego, will the Rockies likely be wallflowers in the free-agent dance?
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2019
• The contestants include a Jersey Shore-light hunk in Joey and a ping-pong playing wallflower in Shubham.
  — Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2020
• Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
• Willowy and seductive, with a deep voice and a contagious smile, Ms. Dvorovenko is no wallflower.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
• Even the shyest wallflower could presently benefit from putting themselves out there.
  — Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
• But when she’s pushed over the edge and loses control, the wallflower is gone, replaced by a young woman capable of anything.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
• Hibs weren't willing to play the role of wallflowers at Celtic's title party and quickly put the visitors on the back foot.
  — Afp, chicagotribune.com, 21 Apr. 2018
• Wolodarsky’s voice has such a wallflower quality to it, apt for Kylie, whose asides are barely acknowledged half the time.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 June 2023
• Potato-leek soup, sometimes a wallflower, turns into a talker at the table.
  — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
• This latest choice proves certain style risks are worth the taking—but wallflowers need not apply.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018
• The opening sequences of the episode set up Daly as a tired screen trope: the underdog hero—the schlubby, sensitive nerd destined to be a wallflower until the climax.
  — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 8 Jan. 2018
• Often referred to as a wallflower in the first two seasons, season 3 tells the story of Penelope’s confidence and love life blooming.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
• No wallflowers here; the women are brash, brassy, and refreshingly bold.
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024