butterflies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Programs like the University of Illinois Chicago’s nationwide agreements for monarch butterflies and bumblebees help companies reduce regulatory delays and help conserve endangered and declining species at the same time.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Conservationists say restoring milk parsley is a crucial first step in bringing back the swallowtail, because without it the butterflies cannot breed.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Visitors view other butterflies behind an owl butterfly, foreground.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
But during times of hardship, the regime has often been willing to consider the worms as returning butterflies, tapping hard currency from visiting Cuban-Americans without giving up political control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Elementary kids chased each other through the crowd with blue paper butterflies on strings.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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