flowery
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mauch’s prose is not flowery, but direct, single-minded and determined, like the man himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
A woman had a 9mm pistol in a holster strapped on over her flowery dress.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
The denizens of Millionaire’s Row wore white linen, seersucker suits, flowery hats and expensive lace versus the short pants and bathing suits among those who lived in the infield.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
Although there were many similarities between the chemicals wafting from teens and tots, the differences tended to favor the younger children, whose body odor samples had higher levels of a compound with a flowery fragrance.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
The robot heard classical music, she smelled flowery perfume, and when her eyes opened she saw a wrinkled face.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Vocabulary lists containing flowery
Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 1
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