Learn HORNET from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
1. Laws catch flies and let hornets go free.
2. This is the world's largest hornet and a native of East Asia.
3. His letter to the newspaper about racialism in schools has stirred up a real hornet's nest.
4. I have a respect for you, but if you were alone in this business I'd think twice before I put my head into such a hornet's nest.
Meanings and Examples of HORNET |