butterfly

Example Sentences

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The butterfly effect of American ingenuity is given full flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

As well as snails and foxes, the trust is particularly keen for people to log sightings of rabbits, slow worms, fungi and butterfly varieties such as the Marbled White.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Lazare, a Papillon dwarf spaniel with stand-up "butterfly" ears, was born on December 4, 1995, according to animal charity worker Anne-Sophie Moyon.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Angolan actress Lesliana Pereira dorning a long black dress with half butterfly wing embelished in sparkling gold and silver stones and crystals.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Pita squirmed miserably beside me like a cocooned butterfly trying to break free.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall