beehive

Example Sentences

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NEW BRITAIN, Conn. —The city seal shows a beehive, seven bees and a Latin motto that translates to: “Industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Behind the apostles, in a beehive of sociable activity, wingless angels busy themselves with rituals—tending to oil lamps, burning cypress branches, playing musical instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The mayor of Aurillac, Pierre Mathonier, was reported as saying that Asian hornets threatening a beehive may have been the catalyst for the attack.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

This batting beehive shows how straight England bowled to Shubman Gill.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

I wished more than anything we could bury May in a beehive tomb.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd