cherry

Example Sentences

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Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It was spring, and I kept telling myself I would drive down to Washington one weekend to see the cherry blossoms.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Many tourists from around the world, in town to see the city’s famed cherry blossoms, watched protesters with curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The cherry on top: He did this in the Oval Office with the Japanese Prime Minister sitting three feet from him.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

While we like to think of Washington as the champion of liberty and the honest little boy of the cherry tree legend who couldn’t tell a lie, the president deliberately dodged the law in Philadelphia.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis