bunches
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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On a bridge next to the Kremlin on a drizzly Friday morning, a lone Russian police officer stood looking at the half-dozen bunches of flowers laying in memory of slain opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Some left bunches of flowers and candles, while others placed messages at a makeshift shrine.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
And out of the animals’ mouths, like cornucopias, flow gleaming vines, leaves and bunches of grapes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
At the meeting spot, she bunches the volunteers into small groups and leads them down a block.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
They climb up to a platform in the greenheart where the woman pauses for balance, bunches her long skirts into one hand, and prepares to walk out into the brighter light and rain.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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