butterfly
Example Sentences
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I glance at the butterfly clock on the wall.
From Literature
She also wrote about people saving native flora and fauna, from mountain lions in need of a freeway crossing to endangered butterflies and tiny native bees.
From Los Angeles Times
These proteins form layered arrangements that reflect light in a way similar to soap bubbles or butterfly wings.
From Science Daily
Browne, 29, has tickets to a spring music festival in Washington and has already picked out a tank top shaped like a butterfly for the event.
"Standing up there, you realise that this is one of the biggest events in the world. I'm proud, for sure. You get a little tingling, some butterflies, but that's a good thing - it's really special."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
