mating
Example Sentences
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Their pleasant mating call, Mr. de Greef writes, sounds like “a distant ferryboat whistle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
They don't bite humans, and the bacteria they carry prevents any eggs produced after mating from hatching.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
For four-day periods every year from March to August, legions of small, silver fish called grunion ride the waves ashore for mating rituals, beginning on the nights of the full and new moons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Barfield said her team stays away from the bison during mating season, except for when making observations from the safety of a vehicle.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Grand Maester Malleon recorded the last mating between stag and lion, some ninety years ago, when Tya Lannister wed Gowen Baratheon, third son of the reigning lord.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
