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day jasmine

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noun

  1. a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.


Example Sentences

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When the school bell rings at the end of the day, Jasmine says the sheriff has organized a search party that’s meeting in the center of town.

From Literature

She and her husband talked of moving abroad, but it remained just a vague idea until one day Jasmine took the bull by the horns.

From BBC

Earlier in the day, Jasmine's parents had left her alone with her grandmother at their home in Highland while they went to work, according to the Sheriff's Department.

From Los Angeles Times

The next day Jasmine moved into the vacant room, and if Cousin Edith's mourning brooch had contained a lock of her own hair instead of a grandmother's she would not have thought it inappropriate, for the departure of the poor relation had impressed her mind like a death more than a visit to the seaside.

From Project Gutenberg

One bitterly cold March day Jasmine had been sitting for hours scribbling away at her novel.

From Project Gutenberg