sweet pea
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sweet pea
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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Dr. Biden said the dinner had been designed with springtime in Washington in mind, and the decorations would evoke a garden of her favorite flowers, including sweet pea, roses and peonies.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
In the year that followed, he made dozens of sentences at a painstaking rate of about one character per minute: “Goulash soup and sweet pea soup.”
From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2022
Ready to join me in my chilly sweet pea adventure?
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2022
The sweet pea soup with coconut and ginger from Comoros comes together quickly and tastes like your favorite cozy sweater feels.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2020
Pacheco swung clumsily at another pretty moth sucking on a sweet pea nearby and stunned both himself and the lawyer by catching it.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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