nested
Example Sentences
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In 1871, one massive flock in Wisconsin nested more than 850 square miles — almost twice the size of the city of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Watch for clues when the storyline we’re watching becomes its own nested narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The first swifts have nested in boxes installed at a University of Cambridge college which is hoping to help stem the decline of the birds and a lack of natural nesting sites.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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
Dad saw patients in the back room of the house, which had metal cabinets for his nested lenses that tinkled like glass wind chimes when you opened and shut the drawers.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
