hornets
- plural of hornet.
Example Sentences
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The hallways lead to more hallways, the overhead fluorescents whine like hornets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Curiously, I never really got angry at the North Koreans, on the assumption that if you kick the hornet’s nest and get stung, you can’t really blame the hornets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
A frog with an unexpectedly strong resistance to venom has been identified, and it routinely eats hornets despite the insects' dangerous stingers.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
Asian hornets feed on more than 1,000 types of species.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
It reminded Selmy of the sound a hornets’ nest might make an instant before hornets all came boiling out.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
