bloomed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In the long poem “A Few Days,” he calls to mind a scene like a snapshot: “purple loosestrife / bloomed in swathes / that turned the railway ditch and fields into a / sunset-reflecting lake.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
By night, darkness enveloped the streets, but electricity and reparto music bloomed sporadically from bodegas and bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Over the decades, Boys' Love spread through online forums as the internet bloomed, gaining a fiercely loyal fanbase across East and South East Asia, often conservative cultures where queer love still carries stigma.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
During the early pandemic, a peculiar optimism bloomed among those hunkering into lockdown.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
The Summer of the Late Rose....Cornflower turned the words over in her mind, dreamily thinking of the old rambler that bloomed in the Abbey gardens.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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