How to Use flourish in a Sentence

flourish

1 of 2 verb
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  • Dressed as a pirate, he entered the stage flourishing his sword.
  • Regional markets have flourished in recent years.
  • Pterosaurs took to the skies, while ichthyosaurs flourished in the oceans.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The structures that have allowed them to flourish out in the open for so long.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Meanwhile the younger members of the squad have flourished.
    — Chris Scott, CNN, 16 Apr. 2018
  • May your business flourish and bring you lots of joy in the new year.
    — Woman's Day, 22 Dec. 2022
  • And after forest fires, ferns flourish low to the ground.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 June 2020
  • These hardy crops will flourish just about anywhere with the right care.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 11 Sep. 2020
  • All three elements must be in place for the stage to flourish.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Though only a fifth of them lived, the ones that survived have flourished.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The kite maker drew a lot as a child and grew up in a home where his creations thrived and flourished.
    — Lindsey Carnett, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Win or lose, dreams of a more unified France will flourish once again.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 13 July 2018
  • These are likely cool-season weeds that flourish this time of the year.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Sandbars would form along inside banks and the life of the river would flourish.
    — Jack Distel, Star Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
  • There, nests of sleeping bags and iPads and smoked salmon and crackers flourish.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2016
  • In recent years, Mars has looked more and more like a place where past life might have flourished.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 22 Oct. 2018
  • Entrepreneurs like the Kozes deserve to flourish, not be forced out.
    — Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Brooks wants to be able to create a farm that will flourish the entire year.
    — Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2021
  • When someone can pick up some of the slack, other things can flourish.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Livingston’s post-up game flourishes in the space the stars create for him.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2017
  • The conditions for this new form of art to flourish might seem perfect.
    — Andrew Shirley, CNN, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Aloe is rich in vitamins A, C, and E, all of which can help your hair flourish long-term.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 20 Apr. 2023
  • That, in itself, is fertile ground for flow to flourish.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
  • That’s bad for a company but not for artists, who flourish with an open brief.
    — Dean Kissick, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021
  • If the measure of success is survival, even the fittest members of a flourishing species are losers in the long run.
    — Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Love can also flourish beyond measure, through the mess and mishaps that make up a life.
    — Dani McCarthy, refinery29.com, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Nothing grows in the wreckage, but about 40 yards away, a grove of young oak trees flourishes.
    — Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The grass would preferably get six to eight weeks to really flourish.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Yet scooters have survived and may still flourish, both here and abroad.
    — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Nov. 2021
  • What kind of plant life would flourish in a sun’s unchanging glare?
    — Chris Gunn, National Geographic, 23 July 2019
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flourish

2 of 2 noun
  • She opened the door with a flourish.
  • He waved his sword with a flourish.
  • With a flourish of her pen, she signed the bill into law.
  • Dinner was served with a flourish.
  • Her writing style is simple and clear, without unnecessary flourishes.
  • Turn the wheel, and a flourish swells through the chorus.
    — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Or bring on the heat with a dab of hot sauce or a flourish of chile flakes.
    — Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The greatest flourish is that Snapchat filter mask that is worn in the first episode.
    — Liz Shannon Miller, The Verge, 2 July 2019
  • The win over Seton Hall saw some of the young talent flourish.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2022
  • The Hokies closed the first half with a flourish, scoring the final eight points to take a 35-22 lead at the break.
    — Tim Booth, ajc, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Pelosi’s flourish opened her up to this kind of attack.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The stranger removed his top hat with a flourish and bowed deeply to Sissy and the others.
    — Ayana Mathis, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The younger Jackson’s playoff flourish has made sure of it.
    — New York Times, 30 June 2021
  • In the fifth set, the teams were tied at nine when the Toreros punched their ticket to Omaha with a 6-0 flourish.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The main creative flourish was a brilliant take on prints.
    — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The White Sox begin their selloff with a flourish — and no one should feel safe.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • Jones throws a deep pass to Nelson Agholor, who leaps over the defender to make the grab and heads to the end zone with a flourish.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
  • And like a cherry on top of dessert, the egg should gleam with a brilliant, inviting flourish.
    — Arlyn Osborne, Bon Appétit, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Ratmansky got up to show how this could be conveyed with the flourish of an arm and the angle of the chin.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2022
  • Their four slim dobby stripes add a stylistic flourish to the WC.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 9 June 2020
  • Some of these flourishes nod toward the breezy suaveness in the face of danger that marks the best of the early 007 films.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Katie Ledecky ended her Tokyo Olympics with a flourish.
    — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 31 July 2021
  • And the royal pomp and flourishes are the extra cherry on top.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Elsewhere in track and field, Kara Winger finished with a flourish.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Letting gray hair flourish can also be done with the help of a colorist.
    — Natalie Johnson, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The owners planned most of this house themselves and missed almost no chance for flourish.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2021
  • These flourishes caught the eye of celebrities working in the movie studios.
    — Patrick Cooke, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • After limping out of the starting gate in 2022, the economy closed out the year with a flourish.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The finishing flourish is a crown of fresh baby greens.
    — Ellie Krieger, The Denver Post, 24 June 2019
  • The final flourish, of course, was Bad Bunny on the cover of our No. 1s issue.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2022

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