How to Use water lily in a Sentence

water lily

noun
  • Great blue herons watched me from behind banks of water lilies.
    — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Michelle wore a pale-pink blouse stenciled with water lilies.
    — Jesse Barron, Esquire, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Transplant and feed water lilies and bog plants.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Nine of those depict water lilies.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Small brown water lily beetles cause holes in water lily leaves.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
  • In the powder room, crystal wall sconces look like they’re set in water lily leaves.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The faint, elusive scent of a nighttime water lily, or the acrid punch of fresh dung.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2022
  • There are a few things to consider when choosing a water lily for your yard.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Shop the store’s collection of water lilies, aquatic plants, and pond kits.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Feed water lilies and lotus monthly.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • As the water lily grows, move the container deeper.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Lay the water lily rhizome on the soil at a slight angle, so the tip is facing upward.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There is a smoking monkey at left and a water lily jaguar (with a small jug at the tip of its tail) in the middle.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Crushed and mixed with wine, the root of water lilies was used by monks and nuns for hundreds of years as an anaphrodisiac.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • However, for many, growing water lilies may seem out of the question.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Great yellow pond lily grows from rhizomes and has large leaves like any other water lily with one flower per leaf.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
  • Add aquatic plants such as water lily, bullrush, blue flag iris, arrowhead and sedges.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Kayll painted her own take on the famous Monet water lily scene right on top her dress for the gala.
    — Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
  • The native water lily, Nymphaea odorata, looks much like this.
    — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 18 July 2019
  • Biologists have found a new species of giant water lily hiding in plain sight.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022
  • Off in the distance, the surface of a pond shimmers, its water lilies taking in the last of the summer sun.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • For instance, water lilies can grow as tall as 6 feet underwater.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • Plants like water hyacinth, water lettuce, and water lilies float on the surface.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
  • Some hardy water lilies, lotus, and submerged plants should survive the winter if your pond doesn't freeze solid.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The graceful bridge overlooking the water lily ponds has been the setting of thousands of group photos over the years.
    — Bonnie Gross, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
  • The water lily, a symbol of purity and elegance, was the thread through many of spring’s designs.
    — WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The giant water lilies will adorn the bay for two weeks starting May 4, but that’s only part of the picture.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The surface of the clear water is heavily speckled with water lilies blooming in the hot summer sun.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • With a blend of lotus, gardenia, and water lily, this foundation helps soothe and calm your skin, while smelling amazing.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • The way the chords are placed on the keys (flat-fingered on the black notes) is not so much a vision of reflections, whether trees, clouds or water lilies.
    — Stephen Hough, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018

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