nest

Example Sentences

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How disappointed she would be to see my room at my aunt’s boardinghouse —a perilous stack of tinned peaches and corned beef hash, a nest of an unmade bed.

From Literature

Shadi lives in Melbourne, in Australia, but her parents' home is in a neighbourhood of Tehran known as "the hornet's nest".

From BBC

My generation found it much easier to roll-up big fat nest eggs than any other generation in American history.

From Barron's

Why would I go through all the effort of building a large Roth nest egg and then not use it strategically to help keep my taxable income lower throughout retirement?

From MarketWatch

The newborns are currently being monitored by the zoo's veterinary team and, while spending much of their time in their nesting area, are expected to be on view to the public in the coming weeks.

From BBC