Examples of egg case in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Observations in the wild Four females were observed in the tree canopy in Trésor Regional Nature Reserve, two of which were guarding an egg case called an ootheca.
—
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Spiders produce many types of silk, each adapted for a particular purpose, such as anchoring webs, egg cases, trapping fibers, and prey immobilization.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Perhaps their most striking difference is their egg cases, or the silk bag female spiders wrap their eggs in.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
For a moment last year, those promises no longer seemed to hold up: The egg case at my local supermarket in New York City was stripped bare.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for egg case
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Spiders produce many types of silk, each adapted for a particular purpose, such as anchoring webs, egg cases, trapping fibers, and prey immobilization.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Perhaps their most striking difference is their egg cases, or the silk bag female spiders wrap their eggs in.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
For a moment last year, those promises no longer seemed to hold up: The egg case at my local supermarket in New York City was stripped bare.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for egg case
Cite this Entry
“Egg case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20case. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share