Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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The water savings will come from replacing some of the bluegrass in the city with plants known to attract pollinating insects like bees and butterflies, said Emily Gedeon, a spokesperson for the city’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency.
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Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, two decades later scientists identified an African hawkmoth that pollinated the orchid.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
After that, bees are needed to pollinate other fruits, including blueberries, cherries, cranberries and apples.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, the diversity of human diets is directly linked to pollinators, because most of the color and variety in human diets comes from plants pollinated by insects.
—Laura Russo, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, two decades later scientists identified an African hawkmoth that pollinated the orchid.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
After that, bees are needed to pollinate other fruits, including blueberries, cherries, cranberries and apples.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, the diversity of human diets is directly linked to pollinators, because most of the color and variety in human diets comes from plants pollinated by insects.
—Laura Russo, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pollinate
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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