queen bee
Example Sentences
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"It was a real cluster of bees, and probably there was a queen bee right in the middle," the urban beekeeper told France Info.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Now we’re on Vegas World; now we’re on Jurassic Planet; now we’re on a planet ruled by a gigantic queen bee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
And Swift, with her lengthy track record of queen bee energy, can't be pleased with the implication that she's just the Drogon to someone else's Daenerys.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025
But the inherent humor in Glinda, the queen bee who claims she can make anyone popular, was instantly appealing, too.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024
On the third night after hearing the broadcast—Thursday—Werner stands in the hexagonal bathtub beneath the queen bee.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
