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.”
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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.
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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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.