How to Use pollination in a Sentence

pollination

noun

• Hand pollination must occur on that day, or the pod will not form.
  — Carole Kotkin, miamiherald, 13 June 2018
• There's no need for by-hand pollination.
  — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 7 June 2026
• Most fig trees do not need wasps for pollination and can produce fruit on their own.
  — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 11 July 2026
• There’s a fair amount of cross-pollination between the two shows.
  — Jason Asenap, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2021
• This should lead to cross-pollination and better fruit yields.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 15 Dec. 2017
• Basil does not need pollination when grown for leaf use so covers can be used all season.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
• Use it as a tool to teach your children about nature and pollination.
  — charlotteobserver, 5 June 2017
• For those who want to support the bees and have a hive for pollination, there are options.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2021
• The agaves rely on the bats for pollination.
  — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• Set up a fan For some plants, pollination occurs via the wind.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
• Add both to your garden for good pollination!
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
• Of course the big change for me is the cross-pollination between fashion and streetwear.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2019
• This kickstarts the pollination process and seeds will begin to spread.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
• Poor pollination can cause early flowers to not bear fruits or may cause misshapen fruits.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
• That pollination has been going on in Nelson’s head for a long time.
  — Joe Klopus, kansascity, 16 Feb. 2018
• For now, honeybees still tend to do a larger share of crop pollination.
  — Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2021
• Yet Iowa had plenty of rain and still saw some pollination issues.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
• Pollen clumps when wet and doesn’t move well, preventing pollination.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
• With fewer rows, pollination may be less than 100% and some ears will be less than full.
  — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
• Of course, pollination is slightly hazardous work when your food of choice is laced with scopolamine.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2020
• Children follow the journey from seed pollination to the stages of plant growth.
  — Dawn Guest, star-telegram.com, 26 Apr. 2017
• The bees were to be used for pollination of food crops on the West Coast, Arthur said.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 July 2022
• Tomatoes growing indoors lack both wind and bees to help with pollination.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
• One of the problems sometimes noted is the flowers may not be ready for cross-pollination at the same time.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
• The pollination comes from the male flowers of the plant that are transferred to the female flowers on the plant.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
• To a sponge like Dylan, this cross-pollination of artists mattered.
  — New York Times, 24 May 2021
• Insects do most of the heavy lifting for pollination, but some bird species and a few mammals are involved.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
• The plant would be incapable of self-pollination, and would not need to be detasseled at all.
  — Julian Epp, The New Republic, 5 Nov. 2021
• Summer squash relies on pollination to produce the fruit—the squash.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
• Hives that are stolen from an orchard hurt the grower who needs them for pollination, but the direct loss falls on those who own the bees.
  — Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025