How to Use pollen in a Sentence

pollen

noun

• Clear Things Up With the spring comes the spawn, along with the pollen.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
• Keep your windows and doors closed to reduce the amount of pollen that can get in.
  — Maria Masters, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
• The Blue Pure Max unit clears the air of odor and pollen quickly — and does it quietly.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Still, there were no reliable traces of the flowers from which the pollen came.
  — Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2023
• Mites, thrips, aphids and some pollen and plant juices round out their diet.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
• Use a dry cloth or soft brush to gently wipe away any loose pollen or dust.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
• The Christmas cactus has less spikey pads with rounder edges, and its pollen is pink.
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
• Spring is a time of rebirth, of resurgence, of flowers in bloom and pollen and sneezes.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
• This one can take on all the unwanted houseguests, from pollen and smoke to germs.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• These powerful vibrations eject pollen from the anther pores in the form of a cloud that strikes the bee.
  — Stephen Buchmann, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
• Tree pollen is still high at 182 grains per cubic meter of air.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• Some of the particles are big enough to see—the dust in your living room, for example, or the pollen on your car.
  — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
• The black mailbox at the entrance to the kennels was covered in pollen and spiderwebs.
  — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
• Even the pollen that might get on your cat’s fur and be licked off when the animal cleans itself is toxic.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2024
• This exposes the anthers, which contain the plant’s pollen.
  — Serina Desalvio, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2023
• The male flowers bloom before the female ones so the bees get used to coming to the pollen source before the female flowers open.
  — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
• More than 24 million people in the U.S. have allergies from pollen, but is this year worse?
  — CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• It's named after the manuka bush where bees gather nectar and pollen.
  — Anthea Levi, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
• This includes pollen that might get on your cat's fur and then be licked off when the animal cleans itself.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2023
• Pollen update: Tree pollen was high at 377.3 grains per cubic meter of air.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
• Even a few grains of pollen or drinking water from a vase that contains lilies can be fatal for your cat.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 22 Apr. 2023
• And lots o’ people are allergic to ragweed and grass pollen.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Keeping your floors free of pet hair, dirt, pollen, crumbs and more can feel like a never-ending battle.
  — Samantha Jones, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
• Ragweed is the most abundant pollen the Mayo Clinic is tracking right now.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
• Pollen update: Tree and grass pollen are both moderate/high.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Before the colonists’ vinifera vines died, however, the wind carried their pollen to wild grapevines nearby.
  — Alex Mayyasi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
• Underneath is a hot mustard sauce and on top, a furikake made with sesame seeds and fennel pollen.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
• The Styler removes allergens like pollen, dander, and dust.
  — Meggen Harris, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• Tree pollen has spiked with this batch of warm weather, as the local area begins crossing into spring.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• Use gentle circular movements to remove bird poop stains, dirt, and pollen, then rinse it off with a hose.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024