hearts and flowers
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hearts and flowers
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Woo cuts everything from sandwiches and cheese to fruits and vegetables into fun shapes like stars, hearts, and flowers.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2022
But they greeted neighbors and watched as everyone knelt on the asphalt and drew hearts and flowers and wrote messages such as “Protect Our Kids” and “Safe Streets.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2021
Ariany, the 10-year-old who was held in the Donna tents for weeks, later drew pictures while she was in another shelter, of love hearts and flowers.
From BBC • May 23, 2021
“But it won’t be done with hearts and flowers, that I can assure you.”
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2017
Over the next two months, a lot more people signed Armpit’s cast, most of them females who decorated their names with hearts and flowers.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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