incubating

Example Sentences

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“We are now taking the foundry part of what we had been incubating and creating that as a resource” for the U.S. government, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Curiously, DDT did not kill the birds outright, but rather caused their eggshells to collapse under the weight of the incubating adults.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

"We do generally think that both males and females take care of incubating the egg, and they also take care of feeding the chick."

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Then, starting a couple of years ago, Henen’s team began gathering, incubating and hatching eggs from the relocated adult tortoises to study whether they were breeding with their new neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024

I close my eyes and see Frightful incubating her eggs.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George