egg

Example Sentences

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For her, to go back to Europe with a nest egg was maybe worth it.

From Barron's

They mate for life and only lay one egg every two years which they raise on breeding islands.

From BBC

They vaccinated mice with ovalbumin, a protein found in egg whites that is often used to study immune reactions to a specific antigen.

From Science Daily

Children sit in wide shopping carts, pushed by parents wandering through the high-ceilinged aisles in search of deals on eggs, bread and rib-eye steak.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tossed with pasta, egg, cheese, and a little of the starchy cooking water, they became a mushroom carbonara—rich, smoky, and deeply satisfying.

From Salon