How to Use wallflower in a Sentence

wallflower

noun
  • This cake is no wallflower and comes to the party to dance.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The whole context and theme [of the garden] is that even a wallflower can bloom.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • Not for the wallflower type, this bold spicy scent is confidence in a bottle.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
  • Tiffany was by no means a wallflower on her original season.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And Gould wasn’t just a wallflower in the process of approving those rules.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Trying to move up the corporate ladder is not the time to be a wallflower.
    — Robyn Moreno, Cosmopolitan, 2 Oct. 2014
  • That said, Texas will go nowhere if Swain becomes a wallflower when the game is on the line.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Being wallflowers at the trade deadline was not part of the plan, either.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
  • That’s not to suggest the president should be a wallflower, or never show his face.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Look for mountain mule’s ear, pussypaws, snow plant, western wallflower, corn lily, and lupine.
    — Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Silky, not normally known for being a wallflower, sits the pitch meeting out.
    — Paul McCallion, Vulture, 2 July 2021
  • This look gets its allure from being the wallflower of polishes.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The opposite of a wallflower, her zest for life is inspiring.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 July 2024
  • Some wallflowers also have red, white or purple blooms, and the plants will reseed to grow back in the spring.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Even the shyest wallflower could presently benefit from putting themselves out there.
    — Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • His pleasing manner is at odds there with his preference to be the wallflower that scores all those touchdowns.
    — Jeff Sentell, ajc, 26 Sep. 2017
  • This latest choice proves certain style risks are worth the taking—but wallflowers need not apply.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018
  • If not, there's that underrated wallflower, the plain 8, just waiting to go home with you.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Potato-leek soup, sometimes a wallflower, turns into a talker at the table.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
  • For the first time in God knows how long, the former wallflower walks away from the encounter with a spring in her step and her head held high.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • No wallflowers here; the women are brash, brassy, and refreshingly bold.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
  • After being squished, the protein acts like a sponge—soaking up the sauce, taking it from wallflower to life of the party.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2023
  • Outside, on the patio, boxes of Jenga had been set out for the wallflowers.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The days of being a wallflower and voiceless member of the pack are over — this is our time to shine as bright as the sun and step into the limelight.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
  • The wallflower being bullied by the obnoxious rapper has a callous side.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The journey from wallflower to 4-star road-grader started more than a decade ago, but the corner turned for good in the 6th grade.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2019
  • But when she’s pushed over the edge and loses control, the wallflower is gone, replaced by a young woman capable of anything.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But when she’s pushed over the edge and loses control, the wallflower is gone, replaced by a young woman capable of anything.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Wolodarsky’s voice has such a wallflower quality to it, apt for Kylie, whose asides are barely acknowledged half the time.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 June 2023

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