bumblebee

Example Sentences

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“If you were a bumblebee, a moth, or a short-tongued solitary bee, how might you approach this bloom?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"I've recorded 18 out of the 24 bumblebee species in the UK here," the insect research scientist said - "it's a really, really special place."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The rusty-patched bumblebee was the first bee species to be federally listed as endangered in 2017 through the U.S.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

But this wacky bit of action fun is wildly entertaining and zips by with the good-natured buzz of a bumblebee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Fyrian said, buzzing from one side of Glerk’s head to the other, like a persistent, and annoying, bumblebee.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill