Example Sentences
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The States urged islanders not to attempt to remove nests, which can expand rapidly during August and September and hold up to 2,000 hornets.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"They let people know where nests are, fence them off sometimes, and work with volunteers," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was found in the spring; wasps don’t make nests in the winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
According to a new study published in Royal Society Open Science, ancient bees used the empty tooth sockets in the fossilized jaws as tiny nests for their offspring.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
They sat on the beach in the dark to study the stars, and climbed cliffs to see birds in their nests.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
