How to Use geranium in a Sentence

geranium

noun
  • Wait until the top inch of soil is dry to water the geranium plants.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The scent is a dreamy mix of grapefruit, cardamom, rose, and geranium.
    Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 4 May 2022
  • Get a new rug, a geranium for the window and move the furniture around.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
  • Get a new rug, a geranium for the window, and move the furniture around.
    Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 14 June 2019
  • It’s the smell of fresh water if there is one, with notes of chamomile, geranium, sage and hazelnut.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • Red geraniums echo the red brick of this house and create a ribbon of color along the porch steps.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In the middle, sage is joined by geranium and juniper berries.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • At the beginning of the month, pinch the ends of scented geranium branches to stimulate new growth at the base of the plant.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
  • This one gives off a light hint of citrus, from grapefruit and geranium notes.
    Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Over time, these give way to the middle notes of sage, fir balsam, nutmeg, and geranium.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
  • The way geranium lake appears in his art isn't the only element of his work that's evolved over time.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 23 June 2022
  • It is fragranced with scents of bergamot, geranium and cedarwood to leave your beard smelling great.
    Tim Kohut, BGR, 17 May 2021
  • It is fragranced with scents of bergamot, geranium, and cedarwood to leave your beard smelling great.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 12 May 2021
  • The tiny tool also is made up of a high content of geranium and a low concentration of aluminum-26.
    Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Amá is standing in her apron facing her wall of pink geraniums.
    Longreads, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Everyone is sure to love the calming scent, which has notes of geranium and cardamom.
    Jamie Ballard, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Best of all, the smell of geranium, hibiscus, and annatto seed lingers on my skin throughout the day.
    Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2019
  • South African geranium stems that have grown too leggy.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • These big red geranium blossoms will last all spring and come in a simple kit from Bloomscape.
    Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Fields brim with lupine, silverweed, and geranium in every shade of purple and blue; songbirds trill and chirp in the trees.
    Acacia Johnson, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2020
  • As the scent settles, woody and earthy middle notes of moss, sandalwood, and geranium emerge.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Van Gogh had mixed that weak geranium lake with a blue to make purple, and more than two centuries later, the red had faded out and left the blue to stand alone.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 23 June 2022
  • All eight shades are infused with geranium and rose oils for a lovely floral scent.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Along one of its walls were boxes of plants — geraniums and chrysanthemums, basil and hot peppers.
    David Brown, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
  • There are pink roses and red geraniums and plump green grapes dangling from arbors.
    David Zucchino, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Sweet spices shine through with hints of geranium leaf, candied ginger, polished oak, and figs.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Thyme, spearmint, clove, geranium, and cinnamon oils can irritate the skin even in small amounts.
    Philly.com, 22 May 2018
  • Red or white geraniums or impatiens add bulk and filler.
    Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2018
  • In the middle are floral and earthy notes of clary sage, geranium flower and ambermax.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And his standout shrimp salad was garnished with basil and geranium.
    New York Times, 13 Oct. 2021

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