Example Sentences
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"Over time, small improvements in hygiene, feeding practices, and environmental control began to compound into better survival rates and higher-quality cocoons."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
At the time, he and his colleagues found wasp cocoons mixed in with fossil material.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Or the part where we emerge from our cocoons and ask each other, in mock-amazement, whether this is really who we are.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
Silk comforts and cocoons, so light it practically hovers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024
The larvae eventually drop to the ground and form cocoons in the peat of tamarack bogs or the duff under spruce or pines.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
