How to Use honeycomb in a Sentence

honeycomb

1 of 2 noun
  • One of the honeycombs was empty.
  • It is marked with small holes in the cloud layer, like a net or honeycomb.
    — Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Garnish with shaved honeycomb and a sprig of mint.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Slit film, meanwhile, has sliced strands that form a honeycomb shape.
    — Mark Long, Chron, 17 Nov. 2022
  • For one, the honeycomb pattern makes your peach look, well, peachy.
    — Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Trace a half-bell shape onto a piece of honeycomb paper; cut out.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The city makes its thousand demands, the city is a honeycomb of needs.
    — Campbell McGrath, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • The bees painstakingly build honeycomb, one tiny wax scale at a time.
    — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Look for honey with a good chunk of honeycomb in in the jar or container.
    — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Now this stone honeycomb is hot real estate.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Draw a honeycomb pattern on the front, and use a linoleum carving tool to etch out the design.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
  • The base structure is made of honeycomb cardboard.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The tiara's honeycomb pattern went well with the semi-sheer design of her dress.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2022
  • For example, the cells of a real wax honeycomb are not all perfect hexagons.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2023
  • The fifth game involves a glass stepping-stone bridge and is the first solo game since the honeycomb candy.
    — Quinci Legardye, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2021
  • It’s finished with Maldon salt, a drizzle of olive oil and bits of raw honeycomb.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
  • Forced to defuse bombs in the nearby woods, Ehrlich once happened upon a honeycomb.
    — Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Behind the bar, green geometric shelves shaped like honeycomb are filled with wine bottles.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Nov. 2021
  • To finish your meal, the honey soft serve—with a hard chocolate shell and sizable chunks of honeycomb—is a must.
    — Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
  • It is packaged in a yellow honeycomb carton with a honey pot and dipper on the front.
    — Sondra Hernandez, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This appears to be one of the simpler flavors with vanilla ice cream with honeycomb and swirls of hot honey.
    — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Sorrow not just for the honeycomb full of honey, but an even greater sorrow for the empty cells within it.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One corner is anchored by two vertical slabs of honeycomb in an L shape.
    — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The honeycomb works best on firm pumpkins that will hold their shape despite the intricate carvings.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The windows of the bus had been blown out, and its sides, riddled with bullet holes, gave it the appearance of a honeycomb.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The best results come from thermal curtains, honeycomb shades, or plastic film that trap warm air near windows.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
  • If fabric shades aren't your style, Lutron also offers wooden smart blinds and honeycomb smart shades.
    — Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2022
  • On the nose, expect aromas of brandied plum, rich mocha and honeycomb layered with caramel snaps, molasses tart and cocoa.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The honeycomb design, meanwhile, is meant to reflect things seen in nature, such as a beehive, snake scales or even a snowflake.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 May 2022
  • Made with a honeycomb design, these are super absorbent and come in a variety of colors.
    — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022

honeycomb

2 of 2 verb
  • They were honeycombed, more air than wood, chewed hollow by worms.
    — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • But not quite this type of honeycombing.
    — Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Zinke has looked around his department and finds that it is honeycombed with traitors.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 26 Sep. 2017
  • If the ice has a really dark, porous, or honeycombed appearance, that is a red flag too.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The island is ringed by sheer cliffs and honeycombed with miles of subterranean passageways.
    — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Termites, wasps, and honeycomb worms all build complex, durable structures without a single bag of concrete.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
  • Lost in the haze are the concrete-block dormitories honeycombed with closet-size rooms that house migrant workers.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
  • This ZIP code is honeycombed with nice developments, much of it fairly new.
    — Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Morels are prized because of their unbeatable combination of flavor (full and hearty) and texture (honeycombed and sort of spongy).
    — Daniel Neman, sacbee, 13 June 2017
  • The surrounding landscape is honeycombed with caverns and underground creeks.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The hotel is near surreal valleys, honeycombed with cave dwellings and frescoed Byzantine cave churches.
    — Anya Von Bremzen, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
  • These include a three-zone waist pad, honeycomb silicone anti-slip structure, and ergonomic back pad to keep the device stable during longer uses.
    — New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • But if astrobiology has revealed that Earth is honeycombed with life, the opposite seems true of Mars.
    — Marissa Grunes, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But most of the residents live in brick or concrete block dwellings along alleys and stairways that honeycomb the sides of Two Brothers Mountain.
    — Mimi Whitefield, miamiherald, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Then there are Gaza’s hospitals, which Israel says have been used by Hamas for military purposes and are honeycombed by tunnels used by its fighters.
    — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The state’s corporate income and business personal property taxes, both honeycombed with exemptions, hardly apply to the new service economy; the same is largely true of the state sales tax.
    — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
  • Britain is honeycombed with secretive institutions, particularly public schools and Oxbridge colleges, which have their own private languages.
    — The Economist, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Yes, rooting out Hamas would be brutal—the group welcomes civilian collateral damage and has entrenched itself in hundreds of miles of tunnels honeycombed through civilian infrastructure.
    — Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But the ground operation is entering a perilous stage, with Israeli soldiers advancing in an urban landscape that is honeycombed with tunnels and home to many Palestinians.
    — Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • In locations visited by Washington Post journalists, workers in flip-flops and torn T-shirts, including some who appeared to be teenagers, crowded into huge open pits or descended into the tunnels that honeycomb the ground.
    — Arlette Bashizi, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
  • Cellular or Honeycomb Shades Cellular or honeycomb shades present an entirely different aesthetic, which may be better suited to your interior style, type of windows, or personal taste.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Paper garlands of foldable lanterns and honeycomb fruit from 1950s Japan and Denmark dangle over a British Art Deco carpet in a cool green that both Emily and Aaron adore.
    — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026

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