How to Use jasmine in a Sentence

jasmine

noun
  • Even the car park smells of jasmine.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • An earthy vein of wet rocks and whiffs of jasmine add to the tightrope.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Her chest was soft and smelled like jasmine perfume.
    — Jesmyn Ward, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
  • One of the heroes of the range was a jasmine oil for the face and body.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 3 July 2017
  • The fragrant scent of rose, jasmine, and lemon lasts for hours post-bath.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Star jasmine can trail as a ground cover or scramble up a chain link fence.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • Plant winter jasmine in well-draining soil with full sun.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
  • Round out your meal with a Thai coffee with soy milk or a hot jasmine tea.
    — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Both perfumes share the same notes of orange, jasmine, and patchouli.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Heart notes are apple blossom, peach and jasmine petals.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
  • My two go-tos are short grain white rice and something like a jasmine or a basmati rice.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2021
  • With top notes of jasmine and cedarwood, this candle is sure to make any house smell like home.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Four thousand jasmine flowers equal just one pound.
    — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • The scent of winter jasmine Rises from a tomb to meet my eyes.
    — Yi Lei, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
  • To serve, add a small scoop of cooked jasmine rice to each serving bowl and then pour the hot soup over the top.
    — Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
  • In the middle, notes of woody and earthy patchouli and birch are layered with pink berries and jasmine.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Vance is working with the owners to put in a garden with jasmine and herbs.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Mamahuhu’s house special is a $15 bowl of jasmine rice made with greens cooked in a wok.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Everything else in the blend is just there to highlight the jasmine.
    — ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The smell of jasmine flowers wafted through the screen of the window above his head.
    — Michael Azerrad, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Even in the town center, scents of citrus and jasmine are carried in on the sea breeze.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 28 May 2021
  • Crate after crate of jasmine is layered into this vat and steeped overnight like tea.
    — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • In the spring, the space turns lilac and white when the wisteria and jasmine bushes bloom.
    — Chiara Barzini, New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • At night, rosemary, jasmine, and lemon scents the air and a galaxy of lanterns light the way to the bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • What’s more, its fragrance fills the shower with the scent of jasmine and bergamot.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Our Asian jasmine has been in its bed for 35 years and was more than a foot tall in places.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2021
  • The fragrant duet of tuberose and jasmine then evokes perennial youth.
    — Emerald Elitou, Essence, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The spray has top notes of neroli and floral notes of May rose and Grasse jasmine.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Garlands of jasmine framed the girl’s face, the bullet still lodged somewhere in her skull.
    — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Now the earth was a wasteland, covered with tree stumps and jasmine bushes that had lost their scent.
    — Javier C. HernÁndez, New York Times, 12 June 2017

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