Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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The flowers will not pollinate, and the plants just sit there.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
Most likely those fruits were not fully pollinated.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
The study also finds that of those seed mixes that attracted pollinating insects in higher numbers, a small number of key wildflower species were visited frequently, and these preferred flower species differed between pollinator groups.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Spray late in the evening to reduce the direct impact on pollinating insects.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
Most likely those fruits were not fully pollinated.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
The study also finds that of those seed mixes that attracted pollinating insects in higher numbers, a small number of key wildflower species were visited frequently, and these preferred flower species differed between pollinator groups.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Spray late in the evening to reduce the direct impact on pollinating insects.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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