lotus
Example Sentences
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"In a sport once seen as unpopular and overlooked, it feels as if a lotus has truly blossomed."
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
It’s beautifully decorated, with colored glasses, a striking mural, and umbrellas, lanterns, and floating bamboo lotus hanging from the ceiling.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
Mountain yam, bamboo pith and shoots, lotus seeds and gorgon fruit, which Yin says “looks like chickpeas, and tastes like tapioca,” all appear on his menu, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
"It takes two months, and 9,000 lotus stems to make one scarf," she says.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
In the center of Baby Kochamma’s garden, surrounded by beds of cannae and phlox, a marble cherub peed an endless silver arc into a shallow pool in which a single blue lotus bloomed.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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