How to Use unhatched in a Sentence

unhatched

adjective
  • The team members, on their bellies, pluck out and count hatched and unhatched eggs.
    — Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The two come into conflict when Godzilla poses a threat to her unhatched egg.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023
  • To destroy unhatched eggs, place items in which weevils are not visible in the freezer for four days.
    — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2020
  • More were just abandoned with unhatched eggs or dead chicks after the parents succumbed to disease.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The little sharks that hatch early often eat unhatched eggs, and sometimes even their hatched siblings.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The nest also contained an unhatched egg, which may have attracted a hungry raccoon.
    — Katy Read, Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • The nest also contained an unhatched egg, which may have attracted a hungry carnivore.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 July 2021
  • Ryan Anthony Davis recorded two men who braved the elements and used umbrellas to shield a goose and her unhatched eggs.
    — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 10 May 2017
  • After the banding, Hennen said her biggest surprise was finding another, unhatched egg against the wall as the chicks were returned to their nest.
    — Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • The mass nesting event, called an arribada, is overseen by local residents, many of whom can legally harvest and sell a portion of unhatched eggs.
    — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 25 Nov. 2019
  • In addition, embryos in unhatched eggs showed signs of genetic mutations, and suffered deformities when hatched.
    — John D'anna, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2020
  • Almost fully intact circular outline of egg possibly indicating it to be unhatched and no loose eggshells are found in the clutch P6.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
  • These heat-calls slow down the growth of the unhatched new generation, who also becomes more tolerant to high temperatures in comparison to their parents.
    — Popular Science, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Evolutionary biologists think that spiders originally wove webs to protect their unhatched young.
    — Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Similar to permethrin lotion, pyrethrins don't kill unhatched eggs, so a second treatment is usually recommended 9 days after the first.
    — USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Additionally, if humans on the beach disturb or damage the bird’s habitat, adult plovers will abandon their nests for long periods of time, endangering the unhatched chicks, the bird alliance said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Water released through Glen Canyon Dam can cause river temperatures to plummet to an average of 46 degrees, leaving chub eggs to freeze and the unhatched fish to perish.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The bird’s journey first began in 2020, when she, as still an unhatched egg, was removed from a high-risk area, Humane Society spokesperson Nina Thompson said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026

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