How to Use bottlebrush in a Sentence

bottlebrush

noun
  • The girl came sobbing up from the bottlebrush, wiping her nose with the back of her wrist.
    — Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Trade bottlebrush trees for these adorable versions made of tassels.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Outside, bottlebrush trees, native plants and herbs line the pool.
    — Kadee Krieger, NOLA.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • This red bottlebrush bird will be a gorgeous addition to the tree.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
  • For a woodland look, tuck a small ceramic house between green or flocked bottlebrush trees.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
  • Your bottlebrushes may just be slow, so give them some more time to show signs of life near the base of the shrubs as well as along the branches.
    — Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Accessorize with mini bottlebrush trees and a small house figure, and use a sparkly ribbon to hang it on the front door or over the mantel.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Stick bottlebrush trees and figurines into the styrofoam, using craft glue if needed.
    — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 26 Nov. 2019
  • This set of nine bottlebrush trees is perfect for setting up your own holiday display without spending a ton of money.
    — Katie Melynn Published, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
  • There are aromatic herbs like rosemary and Russian sage as well as fruit trees and bushes like strawberry and bottlebrush.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2023
  • Frequent and generous rainfall the past couple of years has caused lots of root rot problems with plants such as citrus, azaleas, bottlebrush trees and many others.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • The bottlebrush can be damaged during severe winters but normally survives.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Pom poms and mini bottlebrush trees are Christmas craft staples, so put the leftovers to good use with a DIY ball pit for your elf.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The plants have yellow-green sprays of flowers that are tightly packed together and resemble a bottlebrush cleaner, Edwards says.
    — Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020
  • New Mexico is home to four evergreen juniper species and the Colorado piñon, a small tree with short bottlebrush needles that sprout from dense branches.
    — Sara Van Note, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Display Holiday Decor Group a collection of bottlebrush trees on this wooden cake stand to give your holiday decor a lift.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
  • Finally, a bee appears on a Western Bistort, a small white flower that looks like a bottlebrush, which Duennes says smells like diapers.
    — Carolyn Wilke, sacbee, 20 Aug. 2017
  • This more-is-more display starts with a basic sparkly Christmas wreath idea but gets a bold upgrade from as many ornaments, bottlebrush trees, pinecones, and accessories as possible.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The setting sun illuminates the palms, the pomegranate and fig trees, and the glowing scarlet bottlebrush flowers of a Melaleuca viminalis tree.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Print numbers on tags and raid your stash of Christmas Decorations—and your crafts supplies—for bits and baubles, such as vintage broaches, tiny bottlebrush trees, or sparkling faux greenery.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
  • The glittery bottlebrush tree in our pastel tablescape was only $3 in the Bullseye's Playground section of Target.
    — Lesleigh Hammer, Teen Vogue, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Those efforts support regrowth of native big bluestem grass, Joe Pye weed, old world goldenrod, silky rye, bottlebrush grass, nodding wild onion and Indian grass.
    — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Fortnight lilies and kangaroo paw add height, while dwarf rosemary, feathery cassia, dwarf bottlebrush, sun-loving gaura, red fountain grass and other miscellaneous grasses add texture.
    — Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Behind the birdhouse the bright red blossoms of a bottlebrush tree were attracting Anna’s hummingbirds, while a hooded oriole was sewing an elaborate hanging basket nest into the underside of a broad palm frond.
    — Ernie Cowan Outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 July 2017
  • Unlike The Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) tree found in middle America, bottlebrush buckeye is a vigorous, suckering shrub.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2019
  • Other types of buckeye shrubs with similar growing conditions as red buckeye include bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) and California buckeye (Aesculus californica).
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024

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