How do you use Butterfly in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like open or spread, plus the exact meaning.
Butterfly in a sentence
Butterfly meaning
- A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
- A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
- The butterfly stroke.
Example sentences (20)
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), or "butterfly skin", is a rare skin condition that makes sufferers prone to blistering.
The Caterpillar 745C is truly the caterpillar of in-game trucks, waiting to fly like a butterfly through any terrain.
Not only do the butterfly wings on the middle and ring fingers catch the eye, but they also feel extra romantic.
There are concerns that the Wall butterfly is dying out, with the report saying it was in "precipitous decline".
After disappointment earlier in the Games when he finished fourth in the 200m butterfly, silver was extra sweet.
Day three also saw first-year Angelica Reali take first place and Wylie take second place in the 100 butterfly.
There are over 102 butterfly species that have been observed in Virginia, according to butterflyidentification.
According to Dr. Paul Switzer, the Director of Urban Butterfly Initiative, says that every photo truly counts.
Just beyond the entrance is this powder room, with butterfly wallpaper from Cole and Son and an enamelled cast iron sink.
The characters are incredibly fun to interact with, and the romances are in-depth and full of butterfly-inducing moments.
Like the caterpillar emerges as a butterfly, they are shedding one identity to take flight anew simply as: Mountain Valley.
It's credited with originating the term "the butterfly effect," in which seemingly small actions can have huge consequences.
In 1995, actor Butterfly McQueen, who’d played the slave Prissy in “Gone with the Wind,” died in Augusta, Georgia, at age 84.
A restored black oak savanna ecosystem, where the Karner blue Butterfly used to live, is seen in Indiana Dunes National Park.
The moth orchid is fragrant, with wide, spectacular petals that often resemble the wings of a butterfly.
Two of those came from Sami Reiber, who finished second in the 100 butterfly to Niwot’s Charlotte Heuer.
Imitations of these throwback butterfly clips are available all over the internet, but these pastel beauties are the real deal.
And showing some beautiful colours, here is an orange-tip Butterfly (male) taken at Fairhaven, Great Cumbrae by Eddie Williams.
I was very impressed that they already have a butterfly garden, and the kids take part in watering.
This device, powered by Butterfly iQ, allows an ultrasound examination of the entire body, at a far lower cost than legacy systems.
Common combinations with butterfly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the butterfly 35×
- butterfly and 13×
- and butterfly 11×
- of butterfly 8×
- social butterfly 8×
- monarch butterfly 7×
- butterfly effect 7×
- butterfly garden 6×
- like butterfly 6×
- butterfly is 5×
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About these examples
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