nest
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
A 35-year-old that never added another dollar could conceivably allow compound growth to get them to their retirement nest egg goal three decades later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Months before, a bullet had ended the life of his beloved Pebbles, who left behind a nest with eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
In 2012, Zheng'an local authorities rolled out an initiative called "return the phoenix to the nest", to encourage skilled migrant workers to return home and start businesses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Those safe havens come in the form of nest boxes, specially designed to resemble the tree cavities barn owls nest in that are disappearing from our countryside.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I trudged behind my master, devising a way to earn six bolts of silk to buy my freedom and cursing Samir’s mustache to become a nest of lice.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Along the way, we recorded observations of chimpanzee nests, feeding signs, vocalizations and sightings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
A record-breaking number of choughs have made their nests around the Cornish coastline this summer proving the breed is in "robust health", a bird conservation charity has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While Nile crocodile eggs naturally incubate in underground nests in the wild, zoos typically hatch them in carefully controlled incubators, closely monitoring the temperature and humidity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Conservationists can access the nests to check on any chicks and ensure their wellbeing.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Only his second day here, and this evening, we will be digging out one of our nests."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Below, on a plain white plate, sat the actual dish: shrimp nested in crisp cups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Having nested together for eight years, Jackie and Shadow raised numerous chicks and bonded by restoring their nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The pair have nested at Careys Secret Garden since 2022.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
The novellas are composed of nested stories inspired by Scheherazade’s tales in “One Thousand and One Nights.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Perhaps they are, in some sense, nested within one another.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
"It will be terrible for some of the birds, seabirds that are nesting here that are quite endangered."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Under this proposal, assets buried inside a 20-layer Russian nesting doll of shell companies would face a 20% tax penalty when distributed, or 1% for every layer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Like many seabirds, puffins return to their original nesting sites year after year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Features such as stingers, specialized nesting behaviors and other biological traits may have created conditions that made cooperation more advantageous and helped sophisticated insect societies emerge again and again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Pairs were nesting in the rococo architecture of the churches and Victorian houses.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
