Sentence example with the word 'alights'

alights

Last update: November 2, 2015


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A bee, we will assume, attracted by the colour and perfume of the flower, alights on that part of it which is the first to attract its attention - the lip. There, guided by the hairs or ridges before-mentioned, it is led to the orifice of the spur with its store of honeyed juice.   [Please select]

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I think large trout in clear, still ponds easily see the cast fly before it alights.   [Please select]

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A great moth goes humming by me; it alights on a plant at Mr.   [Please select]

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What happens when a fly or other insect alights near the opening.   [Please select]

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This flycatcher, which is very common about Darjeeling, often alights on the ground.   [Please select]

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Under surface slightly brownish yellow, minutely striated and clouded when exposed when the butterfly alights.   [Please select]

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When it is done, the insect alights elsewhere and rests.   [Please select]

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Typically, he alights on several perches within the nest tree before flying to the nest.   [Please select]

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Should the goal of his journey be a fence picket, he alights on the beam which supports it, and hops gracefully to the top.   [Please select]

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Normally it remains closed, but when the bird is startled, and at the moment when the hoopoe alights on the ground, the crest opens to form a magnificent corona.   [Please select]

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