Cocoon

//kəˈkuːn//

"Cocoon" in a Sentence (12 examples)

I saw a cocoon on the tree.

Caterpillars transform into butterflies while they're in a cocoon.

The silk moth is a large moth whose caterpillar spins a cocoon used for silk production.

This morning I found myself wrapped in a cocoon of blankets.

The caterpillar's body changes inside the cocoon. Now it has wings. Look. It's a butterfly.

Like the life cycle of the butterfly, from the shattered cocoon of a once-great place, a new and vibrant city can arise.

Does the country risk being enclosed in a geographical cocoon if it spurns a multi-continent project for which everyone else has signed up?

What's the difference between a cocoon and a chrysalis?

The caterpillar of the egger moth spins a silk thread, from which it makes a cocoon.

The caterpillar of the weaving moth spins a silk thread to form a cocoon.

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The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.

Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.

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