How to Use geranium in a Sentence

geranium

noun
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  • Herb Robert flowers are three to four times the size of shiny geranium.
    — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 1 July 2017
  • The same is true for some flowers, such as marigolds and geraniums.
    — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Out of sight, a car door slams; an orange cat slinks behind a pot of geraniums.
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2017
  • 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 dull, dirty streets become washed and scrubbed, planters with blooming geraniums are in front of every store.
    — Mary Morris, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • The group ate around a table in a sunny, windowed porch bursting with geraniums.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 19 May 2017
  • Fruity and citrus top notes of apple, lemon, and plum are balanced against a hefty floral and spicy base, including geranium, sandalwood, and vetiver.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
  • There are dozens of scented geranium varieties, each boasting a different leaf shape and fragrance.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024

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