white rose
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of white rose
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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The state media broadcast featured the 42-year-old dictator paying homage to the deceased, scattering dirt over one tomb and laying a white rose on another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Each laid a white rose at the gravesite.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
My photographer friend and I sat down at a table decorated with a fake white rose.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2023
In a rare softer moment, Sykes, who like Turner has a Yorkshire white rose tattoo, paused to say a quick hello to the locals in customary fashion.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2022
We pass an indoor garden, a marble bathing onsen, and a series of offices, until we stop before a white door marked with a white rose snaking through a four-pointed crown.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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