nest

Example Sentences

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It’s a rite of passage leaving the nest for the son to explore the world.

From Los Angeles Times

After years of work with landowners by the charity Butterfly Conservation, the latest survey of silken caterpillar nests has seen huge increases.

From BBC

“We had our blueprint. We had our nest egg. We had our health. All that was left was to toast our good fortune and enjoy the ride,” Glenn says.

From The Wall Street Journal

See: Can my wife and I retire early with a $2 million nest egg?

From MarketWatch

You might also decide against Roth catch-up contributions if there’s another pressing need for those funds, like paying down high-interest debt, or if you plan to donate your nest egg to charity.

From Barron's