nettles
Example Sentences
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In the midst of a mass – or "smack" – of Pacific sea nettles, Mr Pace coated any skin not covered by his wetsuit with petroleum jelly to protect himself from stings.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.
From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024
Some are well-known to foragers and farmers market shoppers — nettles, morels, garlic scapes.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
“You can see the outline of what’s buried. We’ve noticed that nettles seem to do better where there’s decomposition, compared with where there isn’t.”
From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024
They tore along the high green lanes of Highdown Rise, along tractor ruts that nearly bounced them over drystone field walls and into a bed of mire and nettles and sheep.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
