Example Sentences

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“We never stopped believing that somewhere out there, in some stranger’s backyard, our mother’s rosebush was blossoming madly, wildly, pressing one perfect red flower after another out into the late afternoon light.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The statue re-creates Kobe and Gianna — who was blossoming as a player at age 13 and nicknamed Mambacita — sitting courtside at a December 2019 Lakers game engaged in basketball talk.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

But just as Mr. Hurben’s interest in birding, and in Ms. Strohmeyer, was blossoming, his vision began to deteriorate.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Science was cool, technology was blossoming, and more and more Americans were dreaming of owning their own homes, replete with the latest gadgets.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2022

We were locked up in prison and on trial for our lives, but outside new life was blossoming.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela