bed of roses

Example Sentences

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"Life isn't always a bed of roses," she told BBC Radio Sussex.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

The road to where we are now has not been a bed of roses.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

“Chivalry may not have been a bed of roses for those forced to lie in it,” Judge Keenan said about the dress code in her opinion.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Looking back, I realize it wasn't a bed of roses for him.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2021

She flew up the drive and suddenly she saw Miss Honey in the front garden, standing in the middle of a bed of roses doing something with a pair of clippers.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl