queen

Example Sentences

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"A friend told me a foreigner was paying good money for queen ants - the big red ones which are easily seen around here," the former broker said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"Unsustainable harvesting - particularly the removal of queen ants - can lead to colony collapse, disrupting ecosystems and threatening biodiversity," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Scream queen Samara Weaving has an extraordinary yell: shrill, feral and ferocious, like a mongoose before it goes on the attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In Hebrew, Mr. Friedman notes, her parents were named Mordechai and Esther, the two main characters in the story of Purim, which is about a Jewish queen who saves her people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“In Mariposa, the king and the queen made sure everybody got what they needed,” Natalie said, “and everybody was happy.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz