nest

Example Sentences

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Noticing that the outdoor space got just enough light to wring out some tomatoes, we headed to the nursery to top off our nest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

With the park closed due to the coronavirus, rare snowy plovers began to nest there.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Dorset's much-loved ospreys are incubating another bumper clutch of four eggs and all eyes are on their nest cam, waiting for the first chick to appear.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The research on this is clear: If you spend too much right away, you can permanently shrink your nest egg.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

One nest plopped to the floor, and a pixie emerged from it sleepily.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff