Examples of breeding season in a Sentence
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Mid-to-late winter marks breeding season for wolves.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The team observed the signposts glowing brighter during the breeding season.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
Like other wetland and wading birds that were once found primarily in South Florida, today the wood stork can be seen in dozens of states to the north after breeding season concludes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Strate said little blue penguins — the smallest species of penguin, generally less than a foot tall and weighing about 3 pounds — are responsive to seasonal changes as a way to signal the start of breeding season, but conditions need to be right for the breeding to be successful.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
MassWildlife states of the breeding season.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
The virus typically spreads from December to May, during bat breeding season and date palm sap harvesting season.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
During breeding season several Sarus Cranes made a nest in Buriram, Thailand’s rice paddies and taught their chicks their surroundings, first carrying them on their backs.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The visual contrast also intensifies as the breeding season approaches.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The team observed the signposts glowing brighter during the breeding season.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
Like other wetland and wading birds that were once found primarily in South Florida, today the wood stork can be seen in dozens of states to the north after breeding season concludes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Strate said little blue penguins — the smallest species of penguin, generally less than a foot tall and weighing about 3 pounds — are responsive to seasonal changes as a way to signal the start of breeding season, but conditions need to be right for the breeding to be successful.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
MassWildlife states of the breeding season.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
The virus typically spreads from December to May, during bat breeding season and date palm sap harvesting season.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
During breeding season several Sarus Cranes made a nest in Buriram, Thailand’s rice paddies and taught their chicks their surroundings, first carrying them on their backs.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The visual contrast also intensifies as the breeding season approaches.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Breeding season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20season. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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