be in flower
Example Sentences
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It is not the season for them to be in flower yet; but when it is, I think we must take a walk there—with our luncheon in a basket—a little picnic in fact.
From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
I went round and said good-bye to the lilacs, and told them to be in flower by the time I came back.
From Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners) by Harraden, Beatrice
It had no right to be in flower now.
From Notwithstanding by Cholmondeley, Mary
It will be in flower next week, and your parents have just arranged that I may meet them at the Alte Schloss in time for dinner.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
You'll see, Charles, the Louis d'ors will be in flower in a week's time; but it's all vinegar, it's covered with beetles."--"Oh,
From An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) by Reuter, Fritz
