lilac
Example Sentences
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I hid my net behind a big lilac bush in Grandma’s front yard, walked around the house, and came in through the back door.
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Akira and Sue limped through a patch of California lilac and white firs, the fire hissing and growling somewhere behind them.
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I picked up a petticoat, breathing in the fresh smell of lilac.
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“Around the fountain, in the flower beds, and near the lilac. Very good, my lady. That is just what you will see, come April.”
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Penelope inhaled deeply; the air smelled like lilacs, and there was a lovely low hum of bees and some very promising distant sounds of birdsong.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.