Example Sentences

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The Sleeping Giant of a football program has been hibernating for so long that no one can be certain it’s still hibernating.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

"I along with students and colleagues have been monitoring a winter hibernating colony of tricolored bats in an abandoned tunnel in upstate South Carolina since the winter of 2013-14," Loeb said.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024

Finally, the researchers wanted to understand the changes that occur at the protein level during the different hibernating phases.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

Cook: This spicy, smoky chili is perfect after a long day skiing — or hibernating.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

He captures snowflakes, tadpoles, hibernating frogs; he coaxes bread from bakers with none to sell; he regularly appears in the kitchen with fresh milk for the babies.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr