How to use primrose in a sentence
11 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb
Primrose means a flowering plant of the genus Primula. Example: “We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.”
Examples of primrose by meaning
nounA flowering plant of the genus Primula.
- A mile or so further on is the intermediate station of Ryhall, smothered with primroses in the season, and at all times a veritable flower garden.1946 September and October, D. J. Rowett, “Stamford L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 283
- Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13
adjectiveOf a light yellow colour.
- Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.1961 February, “New "Mini-Buffets" from Wolverton”, in Trains Illustrated, page 79
verbTo pick primroses.
- We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.
More sentences with primrose
- Beach hogwort and beach primrose probably also contribute to the diet of these birds.1974, Albert Sydney Johnson, An Ecological Survey of the Coastal Region of Georgia, page 40. From the entry hogwort
- Do not be led down the primrose path.2011, Margaret Brennan Bermel, The Cancer Odyssey, page 40. From the entry primrose path
- By using jargon, clichés, exaggeration, and unnecessary words, we will be led down the primrose path of misdirection.2003, Loretta A. Malandro, Say It Right the First Time, page 113. From the entry primrose path
- Since he had a special kind of primrose that demanded constant watering, he asked his cousin to apartment-sit for him.2002, Stanislaw Lem, Peace on Earth. From the entry apartment-sit
- Rosemary peeled off Sloane Square, Hartnell, decorations-will-be-worn, fog primroses, crumpets by the fire, and let fly vulgarly at Vythilingam.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 498. From the entry vulgarly
- The world was afloat in primrose light, pale and exquisite.1935, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Mistress Pat, Sydney: Angus & Robertson, published 1937, page 100. From the entry afloat
- Primrose Chapel was organized 54 years ago.1921 November 3, “News of the churches [column]”, in Arkansas Methodist, volume 40, number 43, page 14. From the entry Sunday school
Meaning of primrose
- noun A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
- noun Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
- noun A plant of the family Primulaceae.
Questions about primrose in a sentence
- How do you use primrose in a sentence?
- Primrose is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.”
- What is a short sentence with primrose?
- “Primrose Chapel was organized 54 years ago.”
- What does primrose mean?
- Primrose means a flowering plant of the genus Primula.
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