Example Sentences

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For instance, hexagons appear frequently in nature -- think honeycombs and insect eyes -- because they are stable and require the least amount of material to cover a surface.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2024

The video shows the plane gliding gently over the honeycombs of buildings dotting brown-green fields, before the man filming it turns the camera around and smiles.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2023

It holds up well to frequent use, but the concern is whether cleats are getting caught in the honeycombs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

She began to make pillows for her mother, stepfather and little brother with motifs of bees, honeycombs and cowboys.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2022

In the greengrocery market, the stalls were overhung with date branches, cinnamon stalks, strings of dried orange peels, gunny-bags of pistachios, fresh pears, pomegranates, and boxes of honeycombs.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri