How to Use bee in a Sentence

bee

noun
  • There are two main adults in the piece who run the bee.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But the queen bee of the Upper East Side wasn’t the first to rock red tights.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Black smoke could bee seen rising from across the city.
    — Sam Mednick, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
  • Solitary bees dig holes in bare soil to lay eggs and store food.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The five-minute bee delay will not count in the time of game for the series finale.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The finals of this year’s bee will be held Thursday night.
    — Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • There were celebrities, tattoos and even a swarm of bees.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
  • Scott and Nalini give a lot of the honey that their bees produce to friends.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • The bees with the most popular dance part earn final say on where to build.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The site of contact will likely redden and swell like a bee sting.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Insight into the writers’ strike and an ode to the beauty of bees.
    — Longreads, 5 May 2023
  • This bee’s head and wings were metal, and its abdomen glass.
    — Noah Lederman, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But, a few hours later while the two were en route, Mr. Quintero spotted a swarm of bees.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • And as their genes started to mix ― thanks to our friends the honey bees ― the fruit set started, the seedlings popped up, and the spread started to grow.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Find more information about where to watch the bee at spellingbee.com/watch.
    — The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2023
  • Later, bees will pass the nectar to other bees through their mouths.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
  • This year’s was the first county spelling bee held in person since 2019.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
  • There, standing on the street in front of him, stood a human-sized bee, carrying a sign.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
  • On this subject there is no debate: Barry was very pretty, the bee’s knees of the Bee Gees.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • There’s a man called the Odysseus of Honey who travels around by boats getting fresh honey from the bees.
    — Mark Ellwood, Fortune Europe, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The investigation, much like the mass die-off of the bees, was unique, Cooper said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The logo depicts a big bee in a sailor cap holding a hammer, a wrench, and a machine gun.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Each three-member team paid a $3,500 entry fee to compete in the bee, which was held in-person for the first time in two years.
    — Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Avoid swatting at the bees or flailing your arms, which can aggravate the bees.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Glenn and other travelers were not allowed to board the plane while the bees were onboard.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 5 May 2023
  • From the beginning of our lifetime, we’ve been taught that the buzz of a bee or the hiss of a snake usually means danger.
    — Nadjya Ghausi, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The savory along the river is teeming with bees, and small white moths light among the ghosts of withered bergamot.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • These stinging insects are black with yellow or white bands and are bigger than bees and yellow jackets.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • Come the final climb, his bee sting is forgotten, replaced by another flash of adrenaline.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • The fragrant blooms of abelia appear in the summer and are adored by bees and butterflies.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 June 2026

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