butterflies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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If people exterminate hives, native pollinators such as monarch butterflies, bumblebees, wasps and more can also be affected by the insecticides used.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"Without butterflies, and pollinators in general, there's no flowers, no food, no plants."
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
His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
As our train chugged along through Indiana and across Ohio, the sunshine smiling down upon us, I couldn’t stop the butterflies from batting around in my stomach.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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