How to Use pollination in a Sentence

pollination

noun

• The bees were to be used for pollination of food crops on the West Coast, Arthur said.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 July 2022
• At its worst, the movie feels like a cross-pollination of a film like that with Field of Dreams and Space Jam.
  — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 3 July 2018
• Of course the big change for me is the cross-pollination between fashion and streetwear.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2019
• For those who want to support the bees and have a hive for pollination, there are options.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2021
• There’s a fair amount of cross-pollination between the two shows.
  — Jason Asenap, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2021
• Hand pollination must occur on that day, or the pod will not form.
  — Carole Kotkin, miamiherald, 13 June 2018
• With fewer rows, pollination may be less than 100% and some ears will be less than full.
  — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
• One of the problems sometimes noted is the flowers may not be ready for cross-pollination at the same time.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
• This kickstarts the pollination process and seeds will begin to spread.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
• The idea is to attract flies and beetles for pollination.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
• The vanilla farms keep the vines close for pollination, but the clove and cinnamon trees more or less grow wild and look like jungle.
  — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2018
• If the grapes that are full sized in the cluster are ripening OK and taste sweet, your clusters had a problem with pollination.
  — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2019
• This may be the first case of rat pollination where flower petals are the draw, according to the scientists.
  — New York Times, 22 June 2022
• The inspiration is pollination, the changing of the seasons and the passing of time.
  — Grace Banks, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Cross-pollination is a growing trend in the design world.
  — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2021
• In about two weeks, if the pollination was successful, a fruit will start swelling from the female flower.
  — Ap McClatchy, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
• As Imhoof points out, one third of the world’s food supply is dependent on pollination by bees.
  — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2019
• The plant would be incapable of self-pollination, and would not need to be detasseled at all.
  — Julian Epp, The New Republic, 5 Nov. 2021
• To a sponge like Dylan, this cross-pollination of artists mattered.
  — New York Times, 24 May 2021
• Insects do most of the heavy lifting for pollination, but some bird species and a few mammals are involved.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
• Basil does not need pollination when grown for leaf use so covers can be used all season.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
• Bats out in the western portion of the U.S. are nectar eaters, Parham said, and provide pollination for native plant life.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Dec. 2022
• While there was a little dry stress early, Phillips said rains were well timed, pollination happened and pests were low.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2022
• The pollination strategy of most maples is to produce clouds and clouds of pollen that are distributed by spring winds.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Mar. 2021
• The most important job of many insects is the pollination of flowers.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 21 May 2022
• Of course, pollination is slightly hazardous work when your food of choice is laced with scopolamine.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2020
• That many fig varieties don't require pollination by wasps is not to say the wasps aren't still doing their thing.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
• In the foot-patrol teams, the cross-pollination is evident.
  — Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2021
• The unique floral structure will allow the adults to feed on nectar but the pollination thing is not all that successful.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2020
• Such flowers require buzz pollination, when bumblebees use their flight muscles to vibrate their bodies, shaking loose a shower of pollen.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024