queen bee
Example Sentences
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According to Cranston, the stunt team was able to cover the actor in bees by using pheromones from the queen bee.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Now we’re on Vegas World; now we’re on Jurassic Planet; now we’re on a planet ruled by a gigantic queen bee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"The queen bee gave me a blank stare and said: 'You've ruined my night.'"
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
But the inherent humor in Glinda, the queen bee who claims she can make anyone popular, was instantly appealing, too.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024
The outsiders, of course, thought that Remedios the Beauty had finally succumbed to her irrevocable fate of a queen bee and that her family was trying to save her honor with that tale of levitation.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
