How to Use terrarium in a Sentence

terrarium

noun
  • In the lobby, my eyes were drawn to the terrarium at the check-in desk.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Sargent's not sure about this part) built our terrarium world.
    — Clive Thompson, Wired, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Create your miniature world of plants, rocks and moss in a glass terrarium to take home.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Switch the light on at night for a glowing terrarium, while the plants will grow during the day.
    — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Stock your new terrarium with this set of six different plants.
    — Popular Science, 27 Apr. 2020
  • My husband gets her out of her terrarium each day to hold her and interact with her.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 Mar. 2020
  • The most unique thing about Eliana’s van build, though, is her custom snake terrarium.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Those types of plants require an open terrarium, anything from a vase to an old goldfish bowl.
    — Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2017
  • Home decor for inside and out includes pieces for that terrarium or fairy garden.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2017
  • The researchers set up a white background and a terrarium for the imaging.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
  • In the corner, there is a small terrarium full of beetles that are cleaning the skulls.
    — Jennifer D., WIRED, 13 Sep. 2011
  • The artist cottage and apothecary hosts daily craft hours to make soaps, terrariums, tie-dye, and more.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
  • Night relates their circumstance to a snake caged in a terrarium.
    — Armond White, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The rattlesnake, it should be noted, was happily stored in a terrarium in the back seat.
    — Allen Kim, CNN, 11 July 2019
  • The spiky plants adorn hanging glass terrariums, pop up on shelvies and cling to decorative hunks of wood.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 25 July 2019
  • This adorable kit comes with a glass container, sphagnum moss, rocks and more to complete a terrarium.
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The staging concept came to her when the general idea of gardens led her to think of terrariums.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2024
  • To create, simply add faux snow to your succulent terrarium and pop in a pom-pom snowman.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Smaller plants can be placed inside a terrarium or a frame covered in strong netting or chicken wire.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Feather pens and a faux succulent terrarium will bring the feeling of nature to your workspace.
    — Helin Jung, Cosmopolitan, 14 Oct. 2015
  • Half the hotel was this big glass terrarium, tropical inside, with an enormous pool and all these trees and a play area.
    — Kevin Doyle, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2018
  • On the other, a tall faux terrarium in a cylinder vase adds more visual interest.
    — Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson, ELLE Decor, 9 Nov. 2015
  • To speed it along, create a terrarium using a takeout container with a clear lid.
    — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2018
  • Choose a suitable vessel for your terrarium.
    — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • These include things like writing a sequel to your favorite movie and building a terrarium.
    — Kate Friedman, Glamour, 1 June 2017
  • Planting flowers in the garden is one option, but turn it up a notch with a terrarium-making sesh this year.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The gun was found in the console and a terrarium containing the pet Timber rattlesnake was in the back seat.
    — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 July 2019
  • If Jack feels like he’s grown up in a terrarium or something, just still very coddled, his friend is instantly very world-wary.
    — The Editors, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Gently stuff a light string into the terrarium through the hole in the back, then use twine and small s-hooks to secure the mini lanterns to the branches.
    — Sunset Magazine, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Create a small hole in the terrarium soil and place the succulent in the indentation.
    — Hanna Howard, Teen Vogue, 21 June 2017

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