nest

Example Sentences

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Video footage posted by the nonprofit shows a closeup of the cracked shell in the nest as winds blow and an eagle stands guard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This detail revealed the true identity of the nest builders.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A nest egg of $1.46 million would produce about $58,000 in annual retirement income, Northwestern Mutual said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

State pensions in most of Europe remain more generous than U.S. social security, reducing the incentive to build nest eggs in the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

One nest plopped to the floor, and a pixie emerged from it sleepily.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff