beehive

Example Sentences

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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

She once got detention for failing to show up with lunch money, and her appearance – “butch” attire, with her hair dyed purple and piled into a beehive – made her a target for bullies.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

The Modesto Fire Department and Cal Fire responded to an incident on a private property where dozens of beehive boxes next to Sonora Road had caught fire Thursday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

“Can I help you, sir?” a saleslady with too much makeup and an enormous beehive hairdo wanted to know.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel