rose water

Example Sentences

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So Mr Jain decided to turn his roses into rose water and rose oil.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

In another scene, they dab Mama’s rose water on their wrists and imagine “that this is what Cleopatra or Nefertiti must have smelled like.”

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Malabi is rose water milk pudding — delicate in flavor, firm but creamy, not too sweet — most often topped with a simple berry sauce and chopped pistachios.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

It’s a gentle formula with Moroccan rose water as its base.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2022

One morning she poured the contents of an inkwell over the boy's head thinking that it was rose water.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez