How to Use nest in a Sentence

nest

1 of 2 noun

• The bird built a nest out of small twigs.
• They lived in a cozy little nest in the suburbs.
• If you look closely, you can see a nest in that tree.
• The crow’s nest at the foot of the mast offers more vistas still.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
• In truth, the crow’s nest isn’t the only hideaway for the owner.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2023
• David then shared a snap of a blue egg laying in a nest.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
• On Tuesday, the eaglet hatched in the nest along the Dulles Greenway.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
• This is the hornet’s nest the Aztecs are flying across the country to poke a stick in.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
• The little owl falls out of its nest and can't find their mommy.
  — Esther Carlstone, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
• And, of course, there's always the nest person to put on that Ghostface killer mask.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 13 Mar. 2023
• This week, both eagles resumed their spot in the nest, Steers said.
  — Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• Now is also a good time to put out a nest box designed for house wrens.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
• Now the pair have been trading shifts of caring for the baby in their nest to keep it warm.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• Store with the lids on if there are space or nest containers and stand lids on their sides.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
• Then there’s the stairway leading to a hatch that opens onto the roof, where Zdarsky showed me his sniper’s nest.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• The size of the entry hole on your birdhouse will determine which birds can (and cannot) nest in the house.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• One of the nests has been taken over by our little bantam hen.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 12 May 2023
• Once hatched, baby sea turtles must make the mad dash from their nest to the water.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
• Shadow soars into the nest about 20 minutes later and looks at the egg.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
• The mating rituals happen while their nests are in the works.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
• For bird watchers, the day is a chance to celebrate Annie and Lou, the parents of the latest clutch in the nest.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• Deep within the nest and with thicker walls, this chamber protects the queen and the king if, say, an anteater takes a swipe.
  — Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• Pi, Pat and Flora's parents, Rosa and Martin, arrived to the nest in 2021.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• Osprey pairs tend to mate for life and usually return to the same nest area each year.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
• The grasshopper, meanwhile, got work as a barback and moved into a tiny nest in Bed-Stuy.
  — Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• The nest shape of these mini-pavlovas can cradle all manner of treats.
  — Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
• Nesting Hummingbird nests are tiny, about the width of a half dollar and the eggs are jelly bean size.
  — Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2024
• In the Midwest, 80 unique breeding pairs were counted across all five Great Lakes with a total of 85 nests.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Nov. 2023
• Any advice on how to proceed with this rat’s nest to help our children?
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 16 July 2023
• The greater honeyguide bird has been used for generations to find bees’ nests.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 29 June 2023

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nest

2 of 2 verb

• Robins nested in the tree.
• The set of four chairs can nest into one stack.
• She studied the nesting habits of the turtle.
• The smaller bowl is designed to nest inside the larger one.
• This is no easy feat as birds don't nest at the same sites each year.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2021
• Prairie falcons that nest in those walls soar through the air.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• Some birds stick it out, but many move on and do not nest at all.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2021
• But keep a close eye on it; insects and mice may try to nest in the space between the guard and the tree.
  — Monica Cardoza, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2021
• There’s a pair of them that always nest in the vicinity.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• Green sweat bees Green sweat bees often nest in the ground or wood and live alone rather than in colonies.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
• The containers nest, and their lids are slim for easy storage.
  — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022
• Two of them allegedly pinned down Faye, who was nesting near the pond.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
• The pitch range was very similar to that of two kinds of raptors known to nest in the area, Eurasian kestrels and sparrow hawks.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• The doll also nests in the base of the container, which is also what charges it between flights.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 Oct. 2023
• What would happen to the animals that bred and nested on East?
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• The ducks would nest in ponds next door if conditions were suitable.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
• When you’re done mixing, throw them in the dishwasher and then nest them for easy storage.
  — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 1 Jan. 2021
• Care will be taken to avoid grunion runs and least tern nesting areas.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Staff and guests help to conserve marine life, including the turtles that nest on the beach.
  — John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
• Boating: Boats make waves that disturb the marsh habitat where birds nest.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
• The herons don't normally nest in upland forests but stick closer to lakes and rivers.
  — Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune, 14 May 2021
• Arctic geese largely nest in the high Arctic, but as the snowpack has melted, the geese have more space to nest and breed.
  — Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• And this season, that applies to the Birds in black and orange nesting in the Inner Harbor.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2023
• Insects and animals can nest in a plane within 24 to 48 hours of non-use.
  — ABC News, 4 June 2021
• Since cassowaries nest on the ground, the green eggs blend in with the plants in the tropical forest, helping to hide them from predators.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• From April to August, keep an eye out for nesting sea turtles.
  — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
• Now the windmill is gone, the building is fenced off and the only families around are the broods of gulls, who nest on the roof and streak neighbors with guano.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
• The exterminator said that means they might be nested in the walls, in which case the only way to remove the nest was to rip open the wall.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• Canned goods stack neatly on top of one another; bags and bulky items nest nicely on low shelves and so on.
  — Dawn Perry, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
• Though rare, honey bees do sometimes nest in walls and ceilings.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024