How to Use sunflower in a Sentence
sunflower
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This includes the length of a sunflower and the width of a Ford F-150 and of a Model T.
— Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2020 -
Frances was there by the door of my room like a great sunflower.
— Audre Lorde, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2020 -
Plant sunflower seeds now in full sun on top of the soil where the seed reaches the soil.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Sep. 2021 -
That set the stage for Justine Estes, who walked up to the plate with a sunflower pinned to her pony tail.
— Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2018 -
Hunt rocks a pair of sunflower glasses, which frame his eyes with the petals of the flower.
— Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023 -
Add the sunflower oil and pulse again until a rough dough forms.
— Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater, Saveur, 22 Nov. 2023 -
Flax, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, chia, hemp: The list of great-for-you seeds goes on.
— Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2019 -
His son Manuel Lucio, 36, who caught the virus at the same time but survived, placed a sunflower on the grave.
— Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020 -
The first is the photo of the upside down sunflower and a drawing of it right after.
— Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 25 Sep. 2019 -
Add sunflower seeds and granola to the cream cheese mixture for a sweet treat that packs a crunch.
— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 -
His big move was to offer me some of his sunflower seeds.
— Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 26 Apr. 2018 -
The fluffy form is like a snuggly version of a sunflower.
— Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2019 -
The telescope sits right on the edge of the sunflower’s shadow, where the petals bend and diffract the few photons of light that get through.
— Chris Wright, Wired, 4 Jan. 2022 -
Pieces of the plane and the bodies of the victims fell on rural village homes and sunflower fields.
— Sabra Ayres, latimes.com, 24 May 2018 -
The statue of Strayed shows her standing in a sunflower.
— oregonlive.com, 27 Aug. 2019 -
Video shows the moment the bear went up to a bird feeder at a home in New Gloucester and tried to take sunflower seeds.
— Li Cohen, CBS News, 25 July 2024 -
Artist Portis shows the life cycle of a sunflower, from seed to sprout to plant to seed, in this picture book.
— Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022 -
To the side, a single golden ball of fur sat up and looked at us, quiet and alone, bright and sweet as a sunflower.
— Keshia Naurana Badalge, Longreads, 19 July 2022 -
Create two sunflower stems with 191 pieces to add a fun pop of yellow to any room.
— Nneya Richards, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024 -
Liven up your front door with this sunflower and daisy wreath.
— Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023 -
From Maria during the Fall and artists can still submit sunflowers entries for the show.
— cleveland.com, 6 Sep. 2019 -
Foods to eat for a sense of calm Ones that are rich in vitamin B1, such as legumes, whole grains, sunflower seeds, and nuts.
— Ana Morales, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2023 -
The foundation is known for the huge fields of sunflowers in Avon and Sandusky that bring awareness of their cause.
— cleveland, 23 Dec. 2019 -
Everything from a sunflower and a tomato to a lemon wedge and pepper adorn the plant.
— Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2022 -
They are made with non-GMO corn that’s drizzled with sunflower oil.
— sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018 -
Currently, the darkening of the paint and the wilting of the sunflowers is not visible to the naked eye.
— Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 4 June 2018 -
Franklin voices most of the videos, and there are even a few with glasses-wearing sunflowers that shouldn't be missed.
— Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Sep. 2019 -
But still, there were great swaths of a half-dozen species of sunflowers doting the landscape with yellow.
— Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2018 -
Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid that is found in corn, peanut, soybean, safflower and sunflower oils, is the most common omega-6 in the US food supply.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024 -
According to the General Land Office, this large piece of land along the river was being used for farming row crops such as onions, canola, sunflowers, sorghum, corn, cotton and soybeans.
— Woai Staff, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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