butterflies
Example Sentences
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That’s especially true of romance readers, who are generally regarded as the social butterflies of the book community.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
She explains that because butterflies are cold-blooded insects, they generally thrive in warmer conditions.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The wing patterns, front and back, are centered on individual sheets, themselves screen printed to create standardized forms for specimen information and further ornamented with spatter-printed reliefs of butterflies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Yet he was relieved to feel those familiar butterflies on the first tee.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In bed, I pull the covers up to my neck and curl into a ball, but those damn butterflies won’t stay still.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
