butterflies
Example Sentences
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Shiffrin’s never been shy about acknowledging performance anxiety—this is a champ who still shows up to races with the butterflies of a kindergartner on the first day of school.
“I watch for birds here a lot. And butterflies. Last year a couple Kamehameha butterflies came down here.”
From Literature
I’ve had several unpleasant dreams where I’m encased in one of Gran’s glass paperweights or trapped beneath the bell jar that houses her arrangement of dried flowers and dead butterflies.
From Literature
The number of western monarch butterflies overwintering along the California coast continues to remain near historic lows, according to a new annual count.
From Los Angeles Times
She was on the floor of Tía’s apartment, cutting out blue construction paper butterflies for Mariposa while Tía’s telenovelas played across the room.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
