How to Use daisy in a Sentence

daisy

noun
  • Sometimes, the pineapple is shaped like a star and not a daisy.
    Rachel Sugar, Vox, 29 Nov. 2018
  • This type of marigold tends to resemble a daisy and has a longer stem.
    Tainaya Nash, House Beautiful, 5 June 2019
  • While the Big Ten continues to pick petals off a daisy — To play football in the fall?
    Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Nyjer is a small, thin, black seed from the African yellow daisy.
    Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The 24-inch wreath is full of yellow and orange daisies and pieces of fall foliage.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Hodge hand-painted the daisy, poppy and wheat on a bit of silk ribbon.
    Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Ohio lists 608 species of rare plants, from lakeside daisy to blackjack oak.
    Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Not a single rose — or carnation or daisy — showed up at the door.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
  • This rendition of the bear sports a cowboy hat and grips a wilting daisy.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Next, add a few Gerber daisies, which will act as your face flower.
    Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020
  • In the meantime, Jesus remains the keeper of all knowledge about the rock daisy.
    Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Her breasts are painted over with two pink daisies, which could be read as a bikini or pasties.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The children, dressed in white, clutched yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flags and bouquets of daisies.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Buy a glowing daisy necklace, which changes color at some displays, to be a part of the show.
    Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • The candle has 45 to 55 hours of burn time and features a delicate daisy pattern on the glass jar.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The ad showed a 3-year-old girl in a New York City park counting petals on a daisy, then cut abruptly to a mushroom cloud.
    Julia Sonenshein, The New Republic, 27 July 2023
  • White daisies and roses wrapped in a green ribbon stamped with little ducks.
    Bill Oram, oregonlive, 13 July 2023
  • For spring, or now, consider DIY daisy doodles for a dose of cheer.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2020
  • White roses and lilies were replaced with bright pink, orange and red daisies.
    Los Angeles Times, oregonlive.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • In the photos, the squirrel reaches for a yellow daisy, touching the flower to its face.
    Fox News, 6 Sep. 2019
  • The actress posed in her swimsuit, holding her black sunnies with a daisy in her mouth.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
  • There are peeks of both spring foliage, like lavender sprigs and eye-catching daisies.
    Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Each morning, daisy-like flowers open on African daisies.
    Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In the kitchen, there were lots of gerbera daisy-type silk flowers and a wreath that was 4 or 5 feet in diameter.
    Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 10 May 2021
  • The flowers daisy and sweet pea also represent those born in April.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Liven up your front door with this sunflower and daisy wreath.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
  • Those florets that make up the eye of the daisy have inconspicuous petals.
    Washington Post, 7 July 2020
  • The school seal depicts a daisy bending toward a sunburst.
    Billy Jean Louis, baltimoresun.com, 16 Apr. 2021
  • There’s also a daisy-chain link for adding a second M2 Max for use in bigger meetings.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The fun pattern options include daisies, leopard print, and solids in a wide variety of shades, with sizes ranging from S to XXL.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024

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