HIBERNATE in a Sentence

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All they are doing is sort of fattening themselves up to go into hibernation to build their own nests next year.

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 Meanings and Examples of HIBERNATE
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hibernate
 v.  sleep throughout winter; be in inactive or dormant state
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Example Sentence:
1  Bears are one of the many species of animals that hibernate.
2  After its long hibernation, the bear was hard to lumber through the woods.
3  All they are doing is sort of fattening themselves up to go into hibernation to build their own nests next year.
4  At the first cold of autumn, many insects go into hibernation.
5  Bears prepare for their long hibernal sleep by overeating.