bloom

Example Sentences

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"Just as cherry blossoms bloom when spring approaches, the Miyako Odori is a spring tradition in Kyoto," Kyoko Sugiura, head of the Yasaka Nyokoba Gakuen, a school for geishas in Kyoto's Gion district, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

One quirk of dragon fruit farming is that its flowers only bloom at night and into the early hours of the morning.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

And yet, most city dwellers would rather bloom where they’re planted.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

And over six seasons, the series examined the under-explored territory that lay between two world wars—a kind of historical trench in which all manner of skullduggery could fester and bloom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

For that’s what a field of flax in bloom looks like: acres and acres of sea-blue flowers, rippling in the August winds like waves.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson