How to Use hornet in a Sentence

hornet

noun
  • This is – in short – a hornet’s nest.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
  • This isn't the first time the state has tracked a live giant hornet.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 13 Oct. 2020
  • In a week, something else will come up that [will stir up] the hornets' nest.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Day 1 was the scene with the hornets and having to spray them all to death.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • What does the height of a hornet or wasp nest say about winter weather?
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Researchers believe the hornets have a nest that dates back at least a year.
    — Randi Richardson, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Bees, wasps and hornets caused the most harm among wild animals.
    — Lauren Castle, azcentral, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Maybe kicking over the hornet's nest in Iraq wasn't such a good idea.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Some frog species also have an appetite for hornets.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The score begins to hum like angry hornets.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Wasps and hornets, which like to eat the giant bees, can head straight to the hive and attack.
    — Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The insects are the world's largest hornet and can grow up to 2 inches long.
    — Dustin Barnes, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
  • And, the bear will be as pissed off as agitated hornet’s nest.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 17 Sep. 2019
  • In tests, Sugiara paired frogs with hornets to match their size.
    — New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Well, the honey bees and all hornet-fearing people can rest easy.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2020
  • They were led to the nest by a hornet that had been trapped and fitted with a tracking device.
    — Robert Gearty, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2020
  • They are actually shaped like the nests of bald-faced hornets.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • They are actually shaped like the nests of bald-faced hornets.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The sting of a yellow jacket, hornet, or wasp is sharp, searing, and hot.
    — Hannah Hoag, Quartz, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The city is like a hornets' nest—all those buildings have little rooms with people in them.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2020
  • This is the hornet’s nest the Aztecs are flying across the country to poke a stick in.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The hornet that led trappers to the nest first flew around for about an hour before resting on a leaf.
    — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Going to bed with wet hair could give you a hornet’s nest worth of tangles or a stubborn head cold.
    — Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 26 July 2024
  • The threat of a hornet invasion was looking more and more real.
    — Megan Molteni, Wired, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Get used to Aedes and Asian hornets; be vigilant for rats and bed bugs.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
  • Don't miss these Wauwatosa's new troll sculpture has become a new home for a bold group of hornets.
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Marcos Lopez bonded out of jail and the crowd of reporters looked like a swarm of hornets.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
  • The hornet’s head is mostly black with some front-facing yellow or orange and black eyes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The hornet’s head is mostly black with some front-facing yellow or orange and black eyes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • These Hornets enjoy being on the field for games and practices.
    — Tom Yantz, courant.com, 28 Apr. 2017

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