queen bee
Example Sentences
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"This keeps the whole group tight together. It's like Guardiola is the queen bee at Manchester City and has got the right pheromones going through his hive at the moment."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Now we’re on Vegas World; now we’re on Jurassic Planet; now we’re on a planet ruled by a gigantic queen bee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
But the inherent humor in Glinda, the queen bee who claims she can make anyone popular, was instantly appealing, too.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024
It wasn’t clear if the hive was simply following a queen bee that attached herself to the engine, he added.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024
I was sure it was the man from Goose Creek with the new queen bee.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
