beehive

Example Sentences

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But when he discovers a beehive, he shares the honey with his fellow prisoners by smearing it over his body.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 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

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

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

It was dilapidated, so Ross got hold of a beekeeping suit and a beehive and learned how to transfer the colony to their new home.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

He told him how to tell the mood of a beehive by its hum.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer