FLOURISH in a Sentence
Learn FLOURISH from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
95 example sentences for FLOURISH, such as:
1. Bill signed on the bottom line with a flourish.
2. The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.
3. No new business can flourish in the present economic climate.
4. Unfettered by the bounds of reality, my imagination flourished.
5. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
2. The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.
3. No new business can flourish in the present economic climate.
4. Unfettered by the bounds of reality, my imagination flourished.
5. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of FLOURISH
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flourish
v. move or swing back and forth
v. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
Classic Sentence: (80 in 6 pages)
1 It's always annoying to the godly when the ungodly flourish like the green bay tree.
2 He said it with a flourish, and Carol perceived that he believed it.
3 With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.
4 All that is made such a flourish of in the old South Sea Voyages, those things were but the life-time commonplaces of our heroic Nantucketers.
5 With memories like these in him, and, moreover, given to a certain superstitiousness, as has been said; the courage of this Starbuck which could, nevertheless, still flourish, must indeed have been extreme.
6 He contributed regularly to the Protestant churches, 'for sentiment's sake,' as he said with a flourish of the hand.
7 Go, Major Heyward, and give them a flourish of the music; and send out a messenger to let them know who is coming.
8 Some folks don't believe there is pious niggers Shelby," said Haley, with a candid flourish of his hand, "but I do.
9 The only surgeon was one who combined the occasional exercise of that noble art with the daily and habitual flourish of a razor.
10 He looked rather sly when I mentioned Miss Skiffins, and stopped in the street to blow his nose, with a roll of the head, and a flourish not quite free from latent boastfulness.
11 When she comes to her mother's age,' said Mrs. Markleham, with a flourish of her fan, 'then it'll be another thing.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
12 Mr. Micawber, with a random but expressive flourish of his knife, signified that these performances might be expected to take place after he was no more; then resumed his peeling with a desperate air.
13 The vampire live on, and cannot die by mere passing of the time; he can flourish when that he can fatten on the blood of the living.
14 But he cannot flourish without this diet; he eat not as others.
15 He that can smile at death, as we know him; who can flourish in the midst of diseases that kill off whole peoples.
Example Sentence:
1 Bill signed on the bottom line with a flourish.
2 No new business can flourish in the present economic climate.
3 They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
4 The season ended with a flourish for Owen, when he scored in the final minute of the match.
5 Upsets may occur, even painful misunderstandings and separations, yet the essential love remains, and might again flourish, more temperately.
6 He finished with a flourish by scoring a career-high 30 points in the loss to Virginia Commonwealth.
7 In cities people talked about science, but feudalism flourished on the land.
8 Art and literature flourished and this set the pattern for the whole of Europe.
9 Unfettered by the bounds of reality, my imagination flourished.
10 In cities people talked about science and democracy, but feudalism flourished on the land.
11 The history of the field is littered with the carcasses of ventures that flourished spectacularly before either crashing to oblivion (SixDegrees, MySpace) or finding a niche in the ecosystem (LinkedIn).
12 There's a flourishing trade in second-hand video machines.
13 Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
14 The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.
15 They had to remain clear of the flourishing streets until the peak hour was over.