Used in a Sentence

lilies

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lilies.

Editorial note

It sounds from the article like water lilies didn't inspire anything but a painting.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a play written by Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard, which premiered in 1987.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lilies gathered in one view.

N

a play written by Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard, which premiered in 1987.

N

members of Lilium, a genus of herbaceous flowering plants.

N

a British period-drama television series, written by Heidi Thomas, which ran for one eight-episode series in early 2007 on BBC One.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lilies.

N

a play written by Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard, which premiered in 1987.

N

members of Lilium, a genus of herbaceous flowering plants.

N

a British period-drama television series, written by Heidi Thomas, which ran for one eight-episode series in early 2007 on BBC One.

N

the last album prior to a nine-year hiatus for Arovane, ending in 2013 with the release of Ve Palor.

Example sentences

1

It sounds from the article like water lilies didn't inspire anything but a painting.

2

Ever the skeptic, I uploaded one of the Windows sample images (Water lilies.jpg) and it spit out...

3

Add aquatic plants like water lilies, cattails, or submerged plants like hornwort that provide egg laying sites and habitats for dragon fly nymphs.

4

Joseph's staff only sprouted the life of lilies because it was dead first (Hebrews 9:4, which book the Blessed Virgin Mary probably wrote).

5

Gilding, albeit more toilets than lilies, is on the up and up.

6

Think lilies, foxglove, Solomon's seal, and all the excitement of morning glories.

7

Gild all the lilies you want; artificial flowers have resale value.

8

Consider the lilies of the goddamn field.

9

Myrrh and Frankincense still linger in the air, When a peppery whiff catches you, unawares: That of white lilies, still fresh and yet so spicy.

10

If I could go back in time and shoot 2 painters, well the second one would be Monet, whose damn water lilies started us down this awful path.

11

So, Heaven Haven: I have desired to go Where springs not fail, To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail, And a few lilies blow.

12

If Swift really wants to discuss the value of music in the context of music as an important, rare art form, focusing on what consumers pay for physical and digital copies of recorded music makes about as much sense as valuing Monet's Water Lilies series based on how much Water Lilies posters sell for.

Quote examples

1

Jesus: "consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin thread"...

2

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin", and something about how they're as glorious as King Solomon despite not having clothes or jobs.

3

I recently learned that (Wikipedia) "Vascular cambia are found in all seed plants except for five angiosperm lineages which have independently lost it; Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllum, Nelumbo, Podostemaceae, and monocots.[1]" Four of these lineages are aquatic plants (including water lilies) and some scientists theorize monocots may have also evolved in the water.

Proper noun examples

1

Hell, one of my all-time favorites is a indie I olayed a couple of years ago - Ender Lilies.

2

False copyright notices appear on modern reprints of Shakespeare's plays, Beethoven's piano scores, greeting card versions of Monet's Water Lilies, and even the U.

3

Control, Duke Nukem 3D, Blade Chimera, Elden Ring, Ender Lilies, Lorn's Lure, Pragamata, RE 4 Remake, it just works.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lilies in a sentence?

It sounds from the article like water lilies didn't inspire anything but a painting.

What does lilies mean?

a play written by Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard, which premiered in 1987.

What part of speech is lilies?

lilies is commonly used as N.