birds and the bees
Example Sentences
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Flip a switch to save the birds and the bees and the fireflies and all the other flying nighttime critters that are being harmed by light pollution.
From National Geographic • Feb. 14, 2024
The birds and the bees are expert pollinators on land, but how does this vital task happen in the sea?
From Science Magazine • Jul. 27, 2022
We're people, we're just like the birds and the bees We'd rather die on our feet Than be livin' on our knees Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud!
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2021
One had to imagine the trees reaching skyward over years, the understory finding its way in, the birds and the bees returning.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020
The vegetables were small and withered, the flowers leached of their color, confusing the birds and the bees.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
