Example Sentences

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Of the 18 rice varieties being trialed at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, some are green, some have flowered or display curved golden panicles heavy with grains.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2023

However, fewer than 1,000 have flowered since record-keeping began in 1889.

From DOGO News • Jun. 27, 2023

Peak bloom, defined as the point when 70 percent of the blossoms along the Tidal Basin have flowered, attracts massive crowds every year to visit the flowering trees, a gift from Japan in 1912.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

They traditionally draw large crowds of admirers during “peak bloom,” which falls between late March and early April when 70% of the trees have flowered.

From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2023

She thought it unnecessarily decorative, to have flowered checks in America; it almost took away from the seriousness of a check.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie