Flourish

//ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ//

"Flourish" in a Sentence (33 examples)

Legends of vampires flourish in the Balkans.

For how long did the Maya culture flourish?

When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.

Virtue can only flourish amongst equals.

Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.

How long did the Maya culture flourish?

Our work began to flourish.

A dictatorship means muzzles all round and consequently stultification. Science can flourish only in an atmosphere of free speech.

Without truth, without trust, America cannot flourish. Trust is at the very heart of our democracy, the sacred covenant between a president and the people. When that trust is violated, the bonds that hold our republic together begin to weaken.

Within national marine sanctuaries's protected waters, giant humpback whales breed and calve their young, temperate reefs flourish, and shipwrecks tell stories of our maritime history.

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The barley flourished in the warm weather.

'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

The town flourished with the coming of the railway.

The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.

Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness.

One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof […]

Kobbie Mainoo, so often overlooked by Amorim, flourished alongside Casemiro in midfield as United controlled the game.

His writing flourished before the war.

But all that I ſhall ſay in this vvhole Argument, vvill be but like Bottomes of Thred, cloſe vvound vp, vvhich vvith a good Needle (perhaps) may be flouriſhed into large VVorkes.

They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.

The squirrel flourished its fluffy tail about as an alarm signal after its narrow escape from the cat.

Impetuous spread the stream, and smoking flourished o'er his head.

They dilate […] and flourish long upon little incidents.

With shadowy verdure flourish'd high, A sudden youth the groves enjoy.

To bring you thus together, 'tis no sin, Sith that the justice of your title to him Doth flourish the deceit.

Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus?

With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.

This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.

Gabriel Jesus' solo goal - as a stunned United pushed for an equaliser - was a flourish that eased any late nerves.

His signature ended with a flourish.

[B]revity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes[.]

The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.

[I]f he is a soldier in command, successes will be amplified, and the results of his campaigns announced with a flourish of trumpets.

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