bumblebee

Example Sentences

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"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

"We document a substantial shift in the functional composition of bumblebee communities that is tied to a long-term increase of summer temperatures in North America," the authors write.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

The floor, the railings and even the paper in the beekeepers’ desktop inboxes are bumblebee yellow.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 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

And when the ball meandered down from about a mile above his head, he flailed at it as if it were a bumblebee.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt