How to Use yellow jacket in a Sentence

yellow jacket

noun
  • What is the best bait for yellow jacket traps?
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Dean, in a brown hard hat, blue jeans and yellow jacket, looked on.
    — The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The sting of a yellow jacket, hornet, or wasp is sharp, searing, and hot.
    — Hannah Hoag, Quartz, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Jubilee’s yellow jacket, pink shirt and gloves hang in the closet.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024
  • Set up decoy nests, clean yard debris, and seal tiny wall cracks to keep yellow jackets away.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 27 June 2026
  • Gomez's pale yellow jacket featured a cropped length, short sleeves, and two pearly white buttons.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 18 May 2022
  • One of the men removed his yellow jacket and is carrying it, along with a bag.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 10 Dec. 2021
  • This is the time to year to watch more carefully for yellow jacket nests in the garden.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Close up entrance points to your home and other areas where yellow jackets may nest.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
  • What a relief not to have to rake up leaves with yellow jacket-filled, rotting apples.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Depending on how many yellow jackets are around, the trap can fill quickly.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Dixon, who was wearing a bright yellow jacket, drove away while the officer tried to stop him.
    — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Do yellow jackets like apple cider vinegar?
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • She was last seen wearing a yellow jacket and red and black striped pants, according to police.
    — oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2020
  • In a separate video, the boy, who is wearing a yellow jacket, is seen getting hit again.
    — Christine Pelisek, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • These stinging insects are black with yellow or white bands and are bigger than bees and yellow jackets.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • Despite their poor regard of humans, yellow jackets can do some good around the garden.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2019
  • Wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets can put a serious crimp in your outdoor fun.
    — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2017
  • Wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets can put a serious damper on your outdoor fun.
    — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2017
  • Too many carcasses allow the yellow jackets to escape rather than drown.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Where winters are cold, colonies of yellow jacket wasps typically die off once the weather turns.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • These products can be applied to potential nesting spots to keep yellow jackets away.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The suspect, who showed a handgun, was wearing a yellow jacket and green hat, police spokesman Lt.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Moments later, an officer grabs him by the lapel of his yellow jacket and shoves him into a doorway.
    — Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 10 Feb. 2024
  • This guest's butter-yellow jacket-and-skirt moment is polished, poised, and just a little bit extra in the best way.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 June 2026
  • What’s the difference between a wasp, hornet, and yellow jacket?
    — Ashley Leath, Country Living, 29 May 2020
  • Most yellow jackets die when the weather gets cold in the fall, and only the queen yellow jackets overwinter.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But when colonies do manage to survive the winter, a super nest, or perennial yellow jacket nest, can form.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 July 2019
  • Learn how to make a DIY trap to help get rid of yellow jackets and save you from distress this summer.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Police said the suspect was described as a white male, about 10 years old with brown hair and was wearing a red and yellow jacket.
    — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2018

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