How to Use hummer in a Sentence

hummer

noun
  • A hummer was feeding at the flowers.
  • Then, watch as the hummers arrive in droves.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t use soaps or bleach, as these products may harm hummers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That's a safer way to catch hummers' attention.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
  • The happy middle ground is to do both and leave it up to the hummers to decide.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • What the hummers will love about this one is all in its simplicity.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
  • If a bug gets caught in the web, the hummer will swoop in and grab it before the spider can do anything about it.
    — Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
  • Schreiber’s eyes widened and sought out others in the crowd after the hummer erupted skyward.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Here’s where to place your feeder to help support your neighborhood hummers.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The hummer might also figure this out on his own, requiring you to just be patient.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Is there a wider problem that might be causing this disappearance of hummers?
    — oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
  • For some gardens, attracting hummers is as easy as hanging a feeder.
    — NOLA.com, 15 July 2017
  • Two summer-flowering shade perennials are sure to draw the hummers.
    — Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • On chilly mornings, the hummers will flock to feeders at the first hint of daylight to drink the high-energy nectar.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And naturally, the only way to be comfortable was riding a stretch hummer the length of a city block.
    — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Feeders also have been set up to record hummer activity for bird researchers on campus.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Learn the simple steps for cleaning a hummingbird feeder and how often it should be done to have healthy, happy hummers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Something might have happened to the hummer, preventing her from returning to the nest, in which case the eggs will never hatch.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2017
  • And don’t worry—keeping hummingbird feeders up all year won’t keep hummers in a place that’s too cold for them, Witko says.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This should prevent one hummer from dominating all feeders.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
  • Once in a while somebody catches a snakehead, but these ho-hummers don’t seem to be in any hurry to take over the nation’s waterways.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The hummers usually find it within a week and keep coming back, often the same date, for years on their migratory routes.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 29 Mar. 2020
  • To keep your hummers happy, plant a variety of their favorites with blooming times that span the entire growing season.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
  • For a week or longer a female was the dominant bird, perching on a favorite branch and leaving it only to drink or to chase off two other hummers.
    — Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Avoiding these common hummingbird feeder mistakes to encourage hummers to spend more time in your yard.
    — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The appearance of wandering cats and birds of prey can deter hummers from visiting feeders.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Avoiding these common hummingbird feeder mistakes to encourage hummers to spend more time in your yard.
    — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
  • When hummers contract fungal infections, their tongues swell and become difficult to retract.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Word of his hummingbird feeders has also spread, meaning birders will file in along when the migrating hummers come through after monsoon rain.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
  • Given their wings can flap up to 4,000 wingbeats per minute, this bird bath provides everything a hummer needs in order to take a break.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025

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