bee

Example Sentences

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The bee began digging into the fine clay-rich silt that had built up in the darker parts of the cave.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s a tribute to the elderly, the anonymous worker bee explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

A lot of them had excelled in school: We talked to a boy that had just won a spelling bee, for example.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

“How do the bee folk know there is pollen in a flower? Ask away, young one, before I doze off again.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques