hibernating
Example Sentences
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Much like a bear hibernating through difficult conditions, these cells can remain inactive until the environment becomes more favorable.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
As hibernating animals, marmots put on weight before winter.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
My default seems to be crawling into myself and hibernating with warm, soft-baked Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with a glass of oat milk.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
The fungus invades the skin tissue of hibernating bats and causes them to wake too often or too early during winter, depleting their precious fat stores when there’s scant food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
“Because acting superior to everybody and hibernating in my bedroom reading Twilight for the millionth time is only making your summer last an eternity.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
