butterflies
Example Sentences
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This close-knit, historic market town struggled to comprehend events, and many of its residents will remember the sight of Lilia's tiny white coffin, adorned with butterflies, passing through its streets.
From BBC
He decided he would talk about monarch butterflies with Mr. Grayson later.
From Literature
Protecting bees and butterflies is also on the mind of some lawmakers.
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.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
