How to Use frangipani in a Sentence

frangipani

noun
  • The perfumery sells unisex scents laced with limes, jasmine, or frangipani.
    — Vogue, 1 Nov. 2017
  • There are tons of flowers—marigolds, roses, frangipani—all local.
    — Sarah Khan, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2018
  • At the heart is a luminous frangipani accord.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The air smells damp and jungly (in the best possible way) and is sweetened with a hint of frangipani.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The hotel is housed within a walled garden that is an oasis of palms, bougainvillea, and frangipani.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • And a frangipani tree’s curly branches contrast with its delicate red flowers.
    — Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The Red Lane Spa, which smelled of ylang-ylang and frangipani, was another highlight.
    — Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
  • By nightfall, dinner is served at the beachside restaurant beneath fragrant frangipani trees.
    — Alice Newell-Hanson, New York Times, 17 May 2016
  • Warm and energizing, the effervescent blend of pineapple, lychee, frangipani and musk will amp you up for a time out on the town.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • There's its beauty—craggy peaks dotted with swaying palms, wild succulents, and scented frangipani— but also its size.
    — Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
  • The retreat is made up of 60 villas—some with their own pools—found along winding lanes, made shady with towering palm trees and scented frangipani.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • On top of the berries and cream base layer is a rush of pungent flowers (tropical frangipani and ylang-ylang) and, finally, a sticky gloss of mango pulp.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • Small black hummingbirds dance between copal trees, floating from the blooms of bright yellow oleander and dusty pink frangipani for nectar.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 7 June 2022
  • Staffers greeted me with a garland of fragrant frangipani, offered me a pisco sour, then ushered me out to an airy villa overlooking the coastline.
    — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Deep in the folds of the hill, up steep stone stairs flanked with frangipani trees, stood the inner sanctum of the ancient Khmer temple of Vat Phou.
    — Edward Wong, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2017
  • Singh bade us farewell on Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, a lane of old shop-houses shaded by rain trees and blossoming frangipani.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • At Maire Nui Gardens, frangipani and hibiscus spill over lava rock paths, and dragonflies skim lily ponds.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Bali breathes incense—its emerald rice terraces stepping gently through lush, tropical green—where offerings of frangipani and rice adorn temple steps.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In gardens, the scent of frangipani carries on the damp breeze; in cities, that unmistakably Indian blend of ordure, asphalt and spice.
    — The Economist, 27 June 2019
  • Aromatic frangipani emanates in the air, while nipa palms cloak the resort’s eight villas and two larger complexes for bigger parties.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
  • Flowering frangipani stand over an Islamic cemetery near its piers, centered around a centuries-old shrine to an Arab pilgrim.
    — Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Middle notes of gardenia, jasmine, ylang ylang, and frangipani create a charmed effect that smells like stepping into an enchanted spring garden.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 21 July 2025
  • Naturally, the frangipani-focused A Chant for the Nymph lives up to its otherworldly name.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Island Orchid is a floral fragrance, with notes of orchid and frangipani, while Palm Leaf Mist has notes of citrus.
    — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Nearby, a small, colorful port named after her sister, Elizabeth, remains flanked by frangipani, bougainvillea, and tamarind trees.
    — Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
  • While the many seaside villas are surrounded by sculptural frangipani, the Buddhist monasteries inland often sit among banyan trees with great rustling canopies.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Photography and art from local artists hang in the public spaces and in the rooms, and there's a lush garden with indigenous plants and flowers such as banana and frangipani trees and birds of paradise.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2018
  • Its top notes are white frangipani and incense smoke; the middle notes bring together tiare flower, ylang ylang essential oil, and sandalwood; and the base notes combine white cedar essential oil and white musk.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The pineapple and frangipani add this tropical brightness that makes Afterglow feel sunnier and more playful in the opening, while still settling into that same warm, cozy drydown.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
  • All plumeria, also called frangipani, appear to be susceptible to a rust fungus causing the discoloration and decline of the leaves usually from midsummer through fall.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024

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