How to Use petal in a Sentence

petal

noun
  • All over the floor were loose rose petals.
    — Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Forget rose petals on the stairs.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Zuzu’s petals are still missing.
    — Nora Gilbert, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Spring blooms are white or pink with five petals and pink-red stamens.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The petal is drenched, but silky and too lovely to dump in the garbage.
    — Claudia Hinz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Her hands felt like rose petals, and her eyes were soft and round like buttons.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The petals start as white but fade into pink or purple.
    — Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • The project is designed to look like the petals of a flower.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • Flower petals, plants, roots of trees — all these sort of things were in my mind.
    — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018
  • After the petals fall away, the stem is capped by a seed pod the size of an egg.
    — Craig Whitlock, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2019
  • After your peonies lose their petals, trim the seed pods.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
  • Afraid of elephants, who could lift a man and pluck his limbs like petals from a daisy.
    — Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The outer petals can be yellow, white, or pink.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Red rose petals were also scattered on the ground around the sign.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the chalk outlines remain, and petals linger on the street edges.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 22 June 2019
  • Cool completely in pan; add rose petals.
    — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Then, reduce the heat and let the petals simmer for about half an hour.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Its petals turn brown, its stalk droops, and the plant disappears.
    — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The set comes with all of the pieces to make four daffodils, from stems to leaves to petals.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Snip off the flowers, then take them indoors to pluck the petals and seeds.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The salty musks and wood smells are topped off with cardamom and jasmine petals.
    — Rose Dommu, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The path leading to the mausoleum's door had been strewn with white rose petals.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • As the most low key of the bunch, the petal pink has an almost rainbow shift.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The weaker petals fell from the plants during the ride and left a soft, red trail.
    — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 6 June 2018
  • Choose buds that have begun to open, and gently push back the petals with your thumb.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Deadhead hydrangeas when blooms fade or petals curl to keep the plant tidy and healthy.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 27 June 2026
  • The locale was covered in red and white petals that were placed in the shape of a heart.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • The 4-inch blooms are layered with dozens of petals in a deep, velvety red.
    — Claudia Guthrie, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The chiffon petals at the bottom of the gown are hand-painted.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024

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