Example Sentences

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Amaryllis, paperwhites and hyacinths fill gloomy winter days with color and fragrance.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

African violets, tulips, orchids, hyacinths and cyclamen are affordable alternatives that will outlast fresh flowers, which often fade after a few days.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022

Spring crocuses, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, irises, and all the other wonderful spring bloomers need to go through a winter chill period in order to bloom.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

People who transport water hyacinths, alligator grass or water chestnut plants across state lines also would no longer face up to six months in prison.

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2020

Bep presented us Saturday with four bouquets of flowers: three bouquets of daffodils, and one bouquet of grape hyacinths for me.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank