butterfly

Example Sentences

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The garden, says Joffe, is a haven for biodiversity, filled with plants that support the full life cycles of butterflies and bees.

From Los Angeles Times

As our train chugged along through Indiana and across Ohio, the sunshine smiling down upon us, I couldn’t stop the butterflies from batting around in my stomach.

From Literature

"Until a few years ago, the butterfly pea flower was just another climbing plant in my village," says Nilam Brahma who lives in Anthaigwlao, a village in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.

From BBC

Research by the butterfly monitoring scheme, conducted by Dorset based charity Butterfly Conservation, showed in April that 31 of 59 species have had their numbers fall since 1976, when monitoring began.

From BBC

A giant car Beyoncé was floating in at her concerts tilted too far, almost tipping her into the audience, while a giant mid-air butterfly Katy Perry was sitting on plunged several feet.

From BBC