BOUQUET in a Sentence

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That satisfied Amy, and when she got home she found the vases paraded on the parlor chimney piece with a great bouquet in each.

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 Meanings and Examples of BOUQUET
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
bouquet
 n.  small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
Classic Sentence: (27 in 2 pages)
1  Her bosom was uncovered, and between her breasts she had a beautiful bouquet of tulips, roses, anemones, ranunculus, hyacinths, and auriculas.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XXVIII
2  She dropped her bouquet; I picked it up, and presented it to her with a profound reverence.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XXVIII
3  He had strewn his bouquet there.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII—SOME PETTICOAT
4  Any one who has seen fireworks will recall the sheaf formed of interlacing lightnings which is called a bouquet.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXI—THE HEROES
5  The next morning he saw Albert pass and repass, holding an enormous bouquet, which he doubtless meant to make the bearer of his amorous epistle.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 36. The Carnival at Rome.
6  The heroine of the bouquet kept her word; she gave Albert no sign of her existence the morrow or the day after.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 36. The Carnival at Rome.
7  She has met Mademoiselle de Villefort, and has taken her arm; see, they are following us, both in white dresses, one with a bouquet of camellias, the other with one of myosotis.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 70. The Ball.
8  At six in the morning, I was in Covent Garden Market, buying a bouquet for Dora.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33. BLISSFUL
9  When I presented my bouquet, he gnashed his teeth with jealousy.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33. BLISSFUL
10  She kept the bouquet close to her on the cushion, and wouldn't allow Jip to sit on that side of her at all, for fear he should crush it.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33. BLISSFUL
11  A lace handkerchief, a plumy fan, and a bouquet in a shoulder holder finished her off, and Miss Belle surveyed her with the satisfaction of a little girl with a newly dressed doll.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINE
12  That satisfied Amy, and when she got home she found the vases paraded on the parlor chimney piece with a great bouquet in each.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
13  She dropped her bouquet as we went towards the vestry.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
14  As I passed his pew on the way out I dropped my bouquet over to him, and he slipped the note into my hand when he returned me the flowers.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
15  A crape bouquet was tied to the door-knocker with ribbon.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE SISTERS
Example Sentence:
1  They are usually created with flowers that have definite form and add character to a bouquet.
2  The soloist received a huge bouquet of roses.