Wondering how to use Wallflower in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as flower.
Wallflower meaning
- Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
- Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
- A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
Synonyms of Wallflower
Using Wallflower
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers. | Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia. | A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
- Useful related words include: flower, cheiranthus cheiri, erysimum cheiri, shy person.
- In the example corpus, wallflower often appears in combinations such as: being wallflower, wallflower is, no wallflower.
Context around Wallflower
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wallflower
- In this selection, "wallflower" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flower, teide, beauty, wonder and persona stand out and add context to how "wallflower" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include being a wallflower and the and being a wallflower beauty and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wallflower" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wallflower
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wall flower, wallflower won’t you dance witk me. (9 words)
For example, Teide wallflower is pollinated almost exclusively by Anthophora alluadii. (11 words)
Her film credits include The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Roommate. (13 words)
But Thay is no wallflower and has led an extraordinary life, including a nomination for the Nobel peace prize from Martin Luther King in 1967 for his work in seeking an end to the Vietnam war. (36 words)
Meanwhile, Penelope has resigned herself to being a wallflower; however, maybe she's not meant to be one forever, but rather just needs that special someone to help her out of her shell. (33 words)
While Wallflower is an impressive mutant in her own right, she doesn't have the enviable ability to manipulate the organic composition of any organic matter, as Foley is. (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
She also appeared in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Beauty And The Beast and My Week With Marilyn.
The film is directed by Stephen Chbosky (Dear Evan Hanson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder) and stars Vince Vaughn (The Break-Up, Wedding Crashers, True Detective).
Meanwhile, Penelope has resigned herself to being a wallflower; however, maybe she's not meant to be one forever, but rather just needs that special someone to help her out of her shell.
Played by the captivating Nicola Coughlan, Penelope sheds her wallflower persona and blossoms into a confident woman, both inside and out.
Wall flower, wallflower won’t you dance witk me.
While Wallflower is an impressive mutant in her own right, she doesn't have the enviable ability to manipulate the organic composition of any organic matter, as Foley is.
But Thay is no wallflower and has led an extraordinary life, including a nomination for the Nobel peace prize from Martin Luther King in 1967 for his work in seeking an end to the Vietnam war.
For example, if you call a wallflower an altruist, they might interpret that as being called overly image-conscious and selfishly wanting to appear too good to others.
Her film credits include The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Roommate.
While not quite as sexy, but certainly no wallflower, Arlington was rated No. 34 on this year’s big city list.
For example, Teide wallflower is pollinated almost exclusively by Anthophora alluadii.
Common combinations with wallflower
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- being wallflower 4×
- wallflower is 2×
- no wallflower 2×
- wallflower and 2×