nest

Example Sentences

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You see his demands, from where I’m sitting, as entitlement because he fails to understand that your nest egg did not come easy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs Jackie might lay new eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In one case, a nest was discovered inside the pulp cavity of a sloth tooth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

State pensions in most of Europe remain more generous than U.S. social security, reducing the incentive to build nest eggs in the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Waking a nest full of pixies is a death wish.

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