Example Sentences

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When honeybees are foraging on Himalayan balsam, they return to the hive with a whitewash of pollen covering their bodies, leading them to be called "ghost bees".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2021

Natalie Fath, visitor services manager of the National Elk Refuge, recommends visiting the 27,500-acre refuge between mid-December and March, when the elk are foraging, resting or standing around, in an attempt to conserve their energy.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2019

But they shoot up to eight hours of footage, which already has helped scientists begin to track where humpbacks are foraging and how and when they put on weight.

From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2018

Entanglement, however, appears to be taking a growing toll because of increased fishing in areas where the whales are foraging.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2017

I know that the Tennessee cavalry are foraging on this side of the river to a considerable extent; and you have met one of these parties to-day, and defeated them.

From A Lieutenant at Eighteen by Optic, Oliver