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
• That's cross-pollination and ideas and eyes on the street.
  — Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• 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
• Bees have to be around and flowers have to bloom at the same time for pollination to work, and hawks need to migrate at the same time as their prey.
  — CBS News, 17 Apr. 2018
• 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
• There has been a fair amount of cross-pollination within the sales teams of the big digital and TV players.
  — Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017
• 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
• Use it as a tool to teach your children about nature and pollination.
  — charlotteobserver, 5 June 2017
• This should lead to cross-pollination and better fruit yields.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 15 Dec. 2017
• 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
• That pollination has been going on in Nelson’s head for a long time.
  — Joe Klopus, kansascity, 16 Feb. 2018
• 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
• A two-mile hike for age 16 and older to identify species and learn about pollination.
  — Washington Post, 1 June 2017
• 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
• On the other hand, Joshua trees rely solely on the yucca moth for pollination.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
• Though weed pollination depends on the amount of daylight, fall can still bring allergens like pollen from ragweed.
  — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024