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How to use carnation in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun, adjective

Carnation means originally, Dianthus caryophyllus. Example: “These carnations smell beautiful but those daffodils smell funny.”

More sentences with carnation

  • These carnations smell beautiful but those daffodils smell funny.From the entry beautiful
  • By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.From the entry perpetual
  • The u father will be wearing his own morning coat and a carnation.1968 August 21, “U and Non-U Today: 2. Actions”, in New Society: The Social Science Weekly, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 267, column 2. From the entry u
  • Frock coat, white carnation, slickem on your curly locks, everything on hand but a bride.1939, Careless Hussy, page 249. From the entry slickem
  • Here George Harris places carnations into gun barrels.2023, Stephen Forbes, A Cultural History of Plants in the Modern Era, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 139. From the entry flower power
  • Mutations of the CHI gene have been shown to be necessary for isosalipurposide accumulation in carnation and barley.2015 August 13, “Transcriptomic Analysis of Paeonia delavayi Wild Population Flowers to Identify Differentially Expressed Genes Involved…. From the entry isosalipurposide
  • Gypsophilas are closely related to pinks and carnations.2001, David Michener, Nan Sinton, editors, Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers, page 243. From the entry gypsophila
  • A yellow carnation signified disappointment or rejection, hibiscus meant consumed by love, elderflower symbolized zeal, lavender stood for love and violet indicated modesty or virtue.2016, Constance L. Kirker, Mary Newman, “Europe”, in Edible Flowers: A Global History (The Edible Series), London: Reaktion Books, →ISBN. From the entry floriography
  • We sat there over an hour, watching strollers and some kerchieved peasant ladies selling carnations, roses, and rubber-banded sobriquets from their plastic-bucket shops.1978 January 22, Wanda Urbanski, “Poland: The memories linger”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 213, number 22, page 63, column 3. From the entry kerchieved
  • The non-u father will bolster his carnation—on his hired morning coat—with a sprig of fern, and perhaps even carry a pair of grey gloves.1968 August 21, “U and Non-U Today: 2. Actions”, in New Society: The Social Science Weekly, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 267, column 2. From the entry u
  • A three-course luncheon in pink and white appointments was served, carnations and narcissus adorning the table and being present in fragrant vasesful about the rooms as well.1919 March 27, “Society”, in Oklahoma City Times, volume XXX, number 302, Oklahoma City, Okla., page five. From the entry vaseful

Meaning of carnation

  1. noun Originally, Dianthus caryophyllus.
  2. noun Other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids.
  3. noun The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.

Full definition of carnation

Questions about carnation in a sentence

How do you use carnation in a sentence?
Carnation is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “These carnations smell beautiful but those daffodils smell funny.”
What is a short sentence with carnation?
“Gypsophilas are closely related to pinks and carnations.”
What does carnation mean?
Carnation means originally, Dianthus caryophyllus.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: carnation (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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