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

Among England's Tudor rose, Scotland's thistle, the Welsh leek and the Irish shamrock are the Canadian maple leaf and India's lotus flower.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

When a strong light is trained on it, however, that image is projected onto a wall to reveal Amida standing on a lotus blossom and radiating beams of light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

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

They could no longer afford lantern oil, so she burned branches, and when her eyes watered from the smoke, she sewed her tears into the lotus ponds.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin