hives

Example Sentences

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I jumped up and I had hives and bumps from the bites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

By 1947 commercial beekeepers were moving their hives miles away; smog was killing the bees, or making them crazy so they couldn’t find their way back home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Cities are squalid crime hives that need to be tamed or abandoned in the Sheridanverse, whereas small towns and Western vistas are quaint canvases fertile with possibility.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Amber said she often arrived at work and school with redness and hives, and has had to turn down plans with friends.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

The alleys grew lean-tos and shelters made of layers of melting cardboard like hives.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline