butterflies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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While Nereyda felt the familiar butterflies about what the next day might bring, AB focused on what mattered to her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The butterflies had not yet been released, but once free of their storage nets, the space would become "a living classroom", Matt Simmonds, founder of Sussex Butterfly House, explained.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The nine-foot papier-mâché sculpture is covered with butterflies bearing the names of unhoused people who have died, and was created by members of the organization’s Studio 526 Creative Space on Skid Row.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
A hundred blue butterflies have been released in Stratford-upon-Avon to mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“I love you! I love you!” she kept chanting to the butterflies.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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