perfume
Example Sentences
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Its paprika and gentle heat bloom in the oven, perfuming everything around it.
From Salon
Modern perfumes rely heavily on oil, because their scents are made mostly from synthetic compounds.
Perfume bottles—empty many years—because well-bred families always gave the governess perfume for Christmas.
From Literature
“Let’s try it! We’ll just take Miss St. James’s hairbrush and a perfume bottle or two—something to gussy up Theo’s room and make it look as though a young lady lives there.”
From Literature
With a passion for fragrances since childhood—her aunt used to spritz perfumes at a department store—she built a lab in her home and named the business Sanctuaire De Fleurs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
