Example Sentences

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Eagles are mostly monogamous and the pair has nested together for the last seven years.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

There is one sparrow that has nested in the house opposite ours, and that just belts song into our bedroom every morning now.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2022

The humble American red crawfish has nested uninvited in the city’s rivers and lakes, and this spring, the city fathers have declared open season on the invasive species.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2018

Hankwitz, who has worked at eight BCS programs, has nested in Evanston.

From Chicago Tribune • Aug. 24, 2013

The Eagle has nested in the hollow on the other side of that mountain.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez