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Bees and wasps provide many ecological services, including pollinating and feeding on garden pests such as caterpillars.—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025 Although eggplants are self-pollinating crops, studies have found that eggplants produce larger fruit when they’re pollinated by insects.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025 There’s also an assortment of private spaces in which to meditate, breastfeed, melt down, and get it together before returning to your desk to pollinate the world with cash.—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025 In a forest, trees provide oxygen and shelter for animals, while the animals can help pollinate or spread seeds.—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pollinate
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