butterfly

Example Sentences

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“And then there was me, being like, ‘That butterfly is a sign from my grandma,’” Lovelis says.

From Los Angeles Times

“Grandpa,” I interrupted, “did you say this fellow was a butterfly professor?”

From Literature

Jones is equally adept at the delicate prose, as in this description of a well-worn family Bible: “The paper, thin as butterfly wings, was heavy with wisdom.”

From Los Angeles Times

To him those relics are akin to looking at a collection of lifeless butterflies preserved in a box.

From Los Angeles Times

We see trees, greenery, flowers, strawberries, butterflies and dragonflies.

From The Wall Street Journal