bee

Example Sentences

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It’s a tribute to the elderly, the anonymous worker bee explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

When a bee discovers a good food source, it returns to the hive and performs a rapid, repeating dance to share the location.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

A lot of them had excelled in school: We talked to a boy that had just won a spelling bee, for example.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

But the standout character is "queen bee" Regina, head of the Plastics clique and the meanest of the mean girls.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The bee man didn't have a beekeeper's mask, though bees coated his smock and face.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell