Example Sentences

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New research suggests that native bee species that build their nests inside plant stems may face the greatest immediate threat from rising temperatures linked to climate change.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

Bird nests, for example, rely on a network of interwoven twigs and fibers to maintain their structure.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

At a pro-government rally, he also wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the symbol of the protest movement -- a pink flamingo, an animal that nests near the proposed hotel development.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Hemsley warned it was not uncommon for the birds not to breed again after losing their nests.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

That’s why they build nests so deep and so wide, so high into already-high trees.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers