Example Sentences

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When the Irish visit the White House each year, they traditionally bring a bowl of shamrocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

On Wednesday, the taoiseach presented Trump with a bowl of shamrocks in the White House.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

“Everything between Ireland and the United States runs deep,” Biden said on St. Patrick’s Day in 2021, wearing a green tie and carrying a fistful of shamrocks in his coat pocket.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023

The shamrocks made it to the Oval Office last year even though then-prime minister Micheál Martin didn’t.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

There were a bunch of forest animals on the fringes, throwing shamrocks at the happy couple.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King