hornet

Example Sentences

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Curiously, I never really got angry at the North Koreans, on the assumption that if you kick the hornet’s nest and get stung, you can’t really blame the hornets.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But instead of destroying the file, you raised a whole hornet’s nest of mess.”

From Literature

When your mama learned he’d won it in a poker match, she was angry as a hornet.

From Literature

A frog with an unexpectedly strong resistance to venom has been identified, and it routinely eats hornets despite the insects' dangerous stingers.

From Science Daily

Then it will be Lavinia’s turn to be mad as a hornet—unless she discovers your clever scheme and, gentle as a lamb and sweet as a kitten, somehow persuades you to share.

From Literature