Mother Nature

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noun

a personification of the forces of nature as a controlling and regulating maternal being, sometimes creative and caring.

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How to use Mother Nature in a sentence

Today, Lail sees Napa Valley threatened not by microscopic insects or behemoth corporations, but by Mother Nature herself.
Threatened by climate change, a California winemaker switches to carbon farming and hopes more vineyards join|Dave McIntyre|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
That sense of detachment from the caprices of Mother Nature is pretty unique in human history.
The Nile: Where Ancient and Modern Meet|William O’Connor|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The absurdity of North Korea now extends to its futile attempt to anticipate the whims of Mother Nature.
Kim Jong-un Wants a New Doppler 2000|Kevin Bleyer|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the past, movie survivalists typically had to contend with some sort of unseen force: Mother Nature, cruel fate, whatever.
Why We Are Under the Spell of Survival Movies|Andrew Romano|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In effect, they try to give the house the solid sub-foundation that Mother Nature failed to provide.
Boom Times for Florida’s Sinkhole Fixer-Uppers|Daniel Gross|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Being at the whim of Mother Nature, there were, of course, a few disasters.
The 2013 Artist Sand Castle Competition Hosted by Creative Time (PHOTOS)|Isabel Wilkinson|August 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And so the three happy children decided that the really true fairy stories of Mother Nature were the prettiest of all.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
The open air, that kind soothing balm which gentle mother Nature offers to us all in our seasons of depression, relieved her.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Poor Mother Nature, she was just the same, but her child was out of gear and she could do nothing but wait.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives|Elizabeth Strong Worthington
The poppy is our best-known wild flower, planted by Mother Nature before white men ever visited these shores.
Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton
I know a certain poet, who happens to have been well-endowed with physical graces by our mother nature.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair