How to Use monarch butterfly in a Sentence
monarch butterfly
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The monarch butterfly — that, my friends, is where the answer lies.
—Gabriel Casanova, ExpressNews.com, 10 June 2020
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On one of her nails, the white French tip was replaced with a monarch butterfly wing.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
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The ’90s were a great time to be a second-grader — and a monarch butterfly — in the Golden State.
—Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
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Who thought a movie about the color of monarch butterfly wings could be so poignant?
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2021
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The doll's hair is also adorned with marigolds and monarch butterflies.
—Sarah Min, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2019
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There is a monarch butterfly above the King’s left shoulder.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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On top of that, Michelle is from Illinois, and the state insect there is a monarch butterfly.
—Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019
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The beloved black and orange wings of the monarch butterfly are more than just beautiful.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 2 Oct. 2019
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So plant some milkweed to help the monarch butterfly—and to get a bumper crop from your vegetable garden.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 June 2024
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With such mounting challenges, the very survival of the monarch butterflies is at stake.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 May 2023
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Themes of the skulls include, disco, marigolds and monarch butterflies.
—Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 19 Oct. 2019
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Her daughter, Caitlin, did a craft showing the life cycle of a monarch butterfly.
—Gloria Casas, Elgin Courier-News, 23 June 2018
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So one of the groves of trees that burned was the second-largest overwintering site for monarch butterflies in the county.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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One of the most striking examples is the monarch butterfly.
—Sarah Metz, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
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The first story featured on the six stands installed along the walking path details the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 8 Oct. 2019
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The monarch butterfly is an emblem of summer, but few might realize its ties to the Hoosier state.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 16 June 2021
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Not across the Texas-Mexico border, where most monarch butterflies should be by that time of year.
—Joe Trezza, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2018
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But the monarch butterfly has a special place in the hearts of people in three North American nations.
—Gabriel Popkin, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
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The Western monarch butterfly is back, to the relief of scientists.
—Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2021
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The refuge also is home to mule deer, porcupines, coyotes, monarch butterflies and more than 600 species of plants.
—John Meyer, The Know, 27 Sep. 2019
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There’s a monarch butterfly and corn kernels and profiles of Honest Abe.
—Mark Harris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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It's named for the monarch butterflies that once inhabited the native grasses along the beach.
—House Beautiful, 30 May 2023
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The monarch butterfly will go extinct quickly, possibly as soon as the next year or two.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2019
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The monarch butterfly is beautiful and can taste nectar through its feet.
—Oliver Milman, Wired, 7 Mar. 2022
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For animals like wolverines and monarch butterflies, this could be the beginning of the end.
—Adam Aton, Science | AAAS, 12 Aug. 2019
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From the birds of paradise in the forests of Papua New Guinea to the monarch butterflies of Mexico, some creatures around the world are covered in vibrant colors.
—Irene Wright july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Monarch butterfly The monarch butterfly can be found in all 88 Ohio counties.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
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On Wednesday afternoon, the storm was drifting at 5 mph near the South Carolina coast, about the pace of a monarch butterfly.
—Amy Green, Vox, 6 Aug. 2024
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Janet Ekholm’s frame-worthy monarch butterfly and milkweed artwork on the label as a bonus.
—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 May 2022
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The North American monarch butterfly also migrates over long distances using a single star as a compass, but that star is the sun, as the insect only flies during daytime.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
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