Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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During the spring, Roney said, the orchard rents honeybees to pollinate the fruit trees.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
The beneficial insects, like butterflies, moths, fireflies, and native bees, that pollinate your garden throughout the growing season require leaf litter to survive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The activity of pollinators also slows down in high humidity; bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects don’t move much when the air feels like a sauna.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
The bees have been helping to pollinate the plants in the facility’s fruit and vegetable garden which has contributed to the more than 400 pounds of produce donated to a food bank in Franklin since August.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
The beneficial insects, like butterflies, moths, fireflies, and native bees, that pollinate your garden throughout the growing season require leaf litter to survive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The activity of pollinators also slows down in high humidity; bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects don’t move much when the air feels like a sauna.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
The bees have been helping to pollinate the plants in the facility’s fruit and vegetable garden which has contributed to the more than 400 pounds of produce donated to a food bank in Franklin since August.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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