How to Use primrose in a Sentence

primrose

noun
  • This lip oil has five fun shades, each of which has primrose oil to give lips a vinyl-like glow.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 26 Sep. 2022
  • These single-hook lures all come through thick grass, pads and primrose without hanging, and big bass love them.
    — Joe Songer, AL.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Cyclamen and primrose will bloom with little or no direct sun.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Another species that thrives in spring’s early, colder months is the hardy primrose.
    — Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Keep your eye out for purple lupine, white desert chicory, brown-eyed evening primrose and pink monkey flower.
    — Lori Basheda, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2017
  • The common wild primrose (primula vulgaris) does best with full shade.
    — Lauren Smith McDonough, House Beautiful, 25 May 2022
  • To protect primrose and other low-growing plants, apply a dose of slug and snail bait every two weeks.
    — ExpressNews.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Pollinator plants like crocus, primrose and snowdrops will bloom even when snow is on the ground.
    — Dean Fosick, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
  • But hey, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, a local builder is pointing a wall, and there are primroses in the wood.
    — Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020
  • Discard the skinnier violet and primrose roots and any seedpods in the garbage.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021
  • For primroses, remove the flower stalks as blossoms fade.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Even the yellow is not fixed; varieties are available in shades both hot and cool, including primrose and lemon.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Evening primrose oil has been used to treat premenstrual breast pain, as have other omega-3 fatty acids.
    — Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Another flower that rates almost as high for blooms in the shade is primrose, also called primula.
    — ExpressNews.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • According to King, the trick is to use oils rich in linoleic acid, such as grapeseed oil, rosehip oil or evening primrose oil.
    — Gillian Fuller, Allure, 19 July 2017
  • The cooler is available in nightfall blue, primrose, lilac, and graphite, and in 18-can and 24-can sizes.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Sand verbena spreads in patches of deep violet, while clusters of brown-eyed primrose dot sandy washes.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Pausing to appreciate ancient petroglyphs or a primrose that blooms for just one day.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The metal base would include a glass mosaic depicting yellow primroses on stems with leaves of many shades of green.
    — Elaine Louie, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Other highlights include her primrose and white gingham (pocketed, always a good thing) tweed dress.
    — Vogue, 3 June 2022
  • Polyanthus primrose produces velvety blooms in rich blue, purple, burgundy, and golden hues above lush green foliage.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Desert gold and brown-eyed primrose are appearing near Ashford Mill, along with sand verbena and fivespot.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The park, which is typically bare of flowers, has come alive with vibrant greenery, poppies, primroses, and lilies.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 9 Mar. 2017
  • The layer of algae and floating water primrose in the foreground is tracked with the thin, criss-crossing trails of alligators.
    — Ben Raines | [email protected], AL.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Right now, there are vast fields of purple sand verbena, clusters of yellow desert sunflowers, and the large, white flowers of the dune primrose all over the desert.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Then, knee-high cattails and primrose, followed shortly by small cottonwoods and willows, then by towering gambel oaks.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • So did the vincas, snapdragons, kangaroo paws, salvia, sweet alyssum, begonias, primroses and false heather.
    — Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
  • This frost-tolerant primrose is grown as a winter annual in mild Southern gardens, where plants bloom from early winter through spring.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In turn, this reduction would lead primroses to produce 28 percent fewer seeds, the scientists write.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The next flower to count will be the Antioch Dunes evening primrose, which appeared to be having a banner year during the wallflower count.
    — Aaron Davis, The Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2017

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