Birds sleep in nests.

Meaning: This sentence describes birds resting in their nests. It's like saying, The warm-blooded vertebrates that can fly are resting in the structures built by birds to lay eggs and raise their young.

Choice of Words: Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates that can fly. Sleep is a state of rest for the body and mind. In is a preposition that indicates a position or location within something. Nests are structures built by birds to lay eggs and raise their young.

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Related Expressions

• As night fell, they returned to their nests to sleep.
• Sleep, my dear, sleep tight, and dream of wonders untold.
• Birds chirped sweetly as they returned to their nests.
• The birds built new nests in the trees.
• Birds build nests in trees.
• Birds built their nests in its branches, finding shelter and security.
• Birds build nests in branches of mighty oak tree.
• Birds built nests, filling tree with life's song.
• Nests protect baby birds.
• Birds flew to their nests before sunset.