How to Use beehive in a Sentence

beehive

noun
  • The office was a beehive of activity.
  • Sosie says, 'Dad, hey, there's a beehive.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • These were hats made out of veiling which went on top of your beehive.
    — Laura Jacobs, Vanities, 9 May 2018
  • For dessert, a chocolate gâteau shaped like a beehive.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That beehive covered a mark left by a feeding tube.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There is a three-year plan for adding services to the space, as well as beehives to the roof.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 June 2019
  • And this brings us to all the lenses making the back of phones look like beehives.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • And this brings us to all the lenses making the back of phones look like beehives.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Its beehives and thousands and thousands of its bees have been turned to ash.
    — Barry Pintar, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The back of the garden, Jukes knows, would be a good place for a beehive.
    — Star Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
  • The view stretched on and on and a drone hovered below us, loud as a dozen beehives.
    — Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
  • There isn't much evidence of this—in fact, many beehives are made from cedar.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • The brain is a bit like a beehive, where a neuron is the queen, Macaulay says.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2024
  • There's no beehives and there's no roof garden terraces.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026
  • There's a bronze beehive, a long, caramel weave, and classic '50s waves.
    — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The newest beehive at the White House.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Jalbert said the rooftop beehives that Owen threw were used to make honey and soap.
    — Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 23 May 2017
  • Honey is collected from their own beehives, and the fish on the menu is caught by the staff.
    — Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • There, honey hunters follow birds to beehives that hang from the branches of tallest trees.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The number of beehives on campus.
    — ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • But not on Dakota, who leaned into the vibe with long, wavy hair and a slight beehive.
    — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Don a beekeeping suit and gloves, open a live beehive, then taste some honey straight from the source.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The beehive has been taken as symbolic of the unity of our faith.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a woman, Francesca, who keeps beehives outside the gates of our house, in the woods.
    — Charlotte Druckman, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • The beehive is embedded in a hexagon, called a symbol of strength and unity.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The area was a beehive of activity on a round-the-clock schedule.
    — Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
  • In the clip, one of the couple’s sons poured water over a gold beehive, which then bubbled over with pink foam.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The set includes five dolls, one bunny, a bike, a beehive, and lots of other extras.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
  • To put the bees to the test, Ravi and his team connected a tunnel to a beehive in their lab.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2020
  • There’s a giant beehive and bee to climb, and a pretty hummingbird slide.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025

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