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the bee vs a bee

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The bee' is used when referring to a specific bee that has already been mentioned or is known in the context. 'A bee' is used when referring to any bee in general.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 804 views

the bee

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific bee that has already been mentioned or is known in the context.

Use 'the bee' when you are talking about a particular bee that has been previously mentioned or is identifiable in the context.

Examples:

The bee that stung me yesterday is still buzzing around.
I saw the bee collecting nectar from the flowers.

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The wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee.
Just like that - the bee, the bleeding and the mugger.
I think it's the bee gees.
The only thing not burning are the bee hives.
Victim of the bee stings, missing teeth.
I need you to win the bee case.
But the injection mark was lost amongst the bee stings.
And yet, mysteriously, somehow the bee flies.
Your father in the bee costume.
It turns out that mounting the bee is easy if you don't look into its eyes.
Look, I get my phenylacetic acid from the barrel with the bee on it.
You've beautifully captured the languid eyes of this idle dog as he watches the bee.
See, some of the bee stings triggered an allergic reaction, others didn't.
Maybe you should take a turn in the bee suit.
And the bee sting guy, I think he had a Herald on his end table.
Time for a quick bath because, I won't lie, but I perspired a little during the bee debacle.
I don't think we should have the bee at the pour.
Well, let's put the bee thing aside for now and find this Rashid guy.
And yet when it was her turn during the bee, you mouthed every letter that came out of her mouth, even before she did.
It's this big, blood-sucking parasite that compromises the bee's immune system and circulates viruses.

Alternatives:

that bee
this bee
our bee
your bee
the specific bee

a bee

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to any bee in general.

Use 'a bee' when you are talking about bees in general or when referring to an unidentified bee.

Examples:

I saw a bee in the garden.
A bee landed on the flower.

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Unless you got a bee in your throat, best cease that hum sound.
That would make it a bee the size of LeBron James.
I thought that was a bee sitting on my lap.
Definitely a bee around here somewhere.
There was a bee in his cupcake.
I've never been stung by a bee.
I got stung by a bee somewhere very sensitive.
There was a bee in her hair.
No, there's probably just a bee in here somewhere.
Just like a bee to honey.
That's a fat kid with a bee in his pants.
At first glance, it seems impossible that a bee should fly.
-Socialize, like a bee flying over many flowers.
The only reason for being a bee is to make honey.
There's a bee on that plane.
It's just a bee sting.
Busy as a bee, that little computer.
According to a doctor he was stung by a bee.
I can't pull a bee's wings.
Like being stung by a bee or getting a splinter.

Alternatives:

one bee
any bee
some bee
a specific bee
just a bee

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