The flower bloomed and smelled sweet.

Meaning: The flower opened up and showed petals, and when you used your nose to detect an odor, it had a pleasant smell.

Choice of Words: Bloomed means to open up and show petals, as a flower does. Smelled means to use your nose to detect an odor. Sweet means having a pleasant taste or smell.

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The flower blossomed and had a sweet fragrance.

Meaning: This means that the flower opened up and smelled really good, like how roses or lavender smell.

Choice of Words: Blossomed means when a flower opens up and shows its petals. Fragrance is a nice-smelling scent. When we put them together, we can see that the flower opened up and smelled nice.

The flower bloomed and gave off a sweet scent.

Meaning: This is another way to say that the flower opened up and smelled really nice.

Choice of Words: Bloomed means when a flower opens up. Scent is a smell, and sweet means it smells nice. When we put them together, we can see that the flower opened up and smelled really good.

The flower opened its petals and released a sweet aroma.

Meaning: This is a more detailed way to say that the flower opened up and smelled really nice.

Choice of Words: Petals are the colorful leaves of a flower. Aroma is a strong smell, and sweet means it smells nice. When we put them together, we can see that the flower opened up its petals and released a nice smell.

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