How to Use wasp in a Sentence

wasp

noun
  • There are wasps and then there are wasps.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • So will a fake wasp nest keep wasps away?
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • So will a fake wasp nest keep wasps away?
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • So what if a few wasps kept buzzing around?
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • What is the lifespan of a wasp?
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • What is the lifespan of a wasp?
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • What is the lifespan of a wasp?
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That will draw the wasps into the trap.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • There are thousands of wasp species.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There are thousands of wasp species.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There are thousands of wasp species.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • Cool, wasp-free weather is on its way.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In the nests of ants, bees or wasps, the sole monarch is a queen.
    — Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • Which scent deters wasps the most?
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The gall turns brown after the adult wasp emerges.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • These wasps are brown with yellow stripes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • These wasps are brown with yellow stripes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • These wasps are brown with yellow stripes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the time, wasps mind their own business.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • Most of the time, wasps mind their own business.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the time, wasps mind their own business.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Treat in the early evening when wasps are on the nest.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • Once inside, wasps go in and can’t get out.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Why are there so many wasps flying around in your yard now?
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The wasps get stuck in the liquid and can’t get out again.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Which bait works best depends on the wasp species in your yard.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
  • Use the spray at dusk when the wasps have returned to the nest.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The few that weren’t outright stolen had the ants and wasps in them.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 27 July 2019
  • Of course, problems arise when wasps build their homes too close to ours.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, problems arise when wasps build their homes too close to ours.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025

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