How to Use flowerpot in a Sentence

flowerpot

noun
  • The flowerpots had been placed upright, but were in bad shape.
    — oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2020
  • For voles, plant the bulbs in a plastic flowerpot with bottom cut out.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2020
  • From the old streetlights, flowerpots swung gently in the mist.
    — Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
  • There were flowerpot-making stations, a card craft area, lots of snacks, and much, much more.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 10 May 2018
  • On the other, cut a slit from the bottom of the flowerpot going up.
    — Donna Erickson / Creative Parenting, Twin Cities, 5 May 2017
  • Harry had jumped over the flowerpots and was on my terrace knocking on my patio door.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
  • Display your eggs in a flowerpot with green fabric to round out your garden display.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The flowerpot sat there for more than a month before the baby was discovered.
    — Catherine Marfin, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Mosquitoes lay eggs in trays under flowerpots and in buckets and trash cans.
    — Hints From Heloise, star-telegram.com, 22 June 2017
  • Any dad who spends his free time in the garden will appreciate this homemade flowerpot.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2023
  • In a flowerpot, plant bulbs shoulder to shoulder in potting soil with their tops level with the soil surface.
    — NBC News, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Sethi said people in the crowd jumped over the balcony of her ground-floor apartment and shattered a plate-glass door with a flowerpot.
    — Ellen Barry, The Seattle Times, 15 July 2017
  • The suspect uses his arm to shove the elderly man, who falls to the ground and appears to hit his head on a flowerpot.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Make sure there's no standing water anywhere — on toys left out on the lawn, plates under your flowerpots or garbage in an open can.
    — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2017
  • Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water, so dump out water in old tires, flowerpots and bird baths.
    — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Cutouts from the white pumpkin form striking accents on the base, while a smaller pumpkin holds the flowerpot.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Alex and Dietz stood in front of a giant flowerpot moated by puddles.
    — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • After the delay, another door opened, leading the rats to a flowerpot filled with sand.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2011
  • If the smell didn't match, the rats could earn their reward by leaving the flowerpot undisturbed and going around the corner.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2011
  • The victim, after checking the house, said only a flowerpot was damaged.
    — cleveland, 24 June 2021
  • For bulky items sitting on shelves, such as coolers or flowerpots, stick a label to the front of the shelf indicating their zone.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
  • Adults can listen to live rock, pop and other genres from a wine and beer garden while kids paint flowerpots and play music on a pots-and-pans wall.
    — Sara Cagle, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Remove standing water around homes, such as in flowerpots, buckets and gutters.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Then the doctor turns around, seeing a smashed flowerpot on the floor, and Laura has disappeared.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The following night, Madrid placed big flowerpots at the Puerta del Sol.
    — Henry Grabar, Slate Magazine, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Empty standing water from items outside homes, such as flowerpots, buckets and children’s pools.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al.com, 12 July 2019
  • Empty standing water from items outside homes, such as flowerpots, buckets and children's pools.
    — Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • The seeds can be planted in a flowerpot, the backyard garden or anywhere in need of a little natural beauty.
    — Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Know, 1 May 2020
  • Elsewhere, Adam realizes that Liam is the person who hit him over the head with a flowerpot at the end of season two.
    — Alicia Kortendick, al, 17 Jan. 2020
  • According to witness accounts, the driver ran and threw items at them, including a flowerpot.
    — oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2021

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