Linguists debated whether the alations in the manuscript were errors or deliberate coinages.

The colony produced several alates during the warm spring nights, which later dispersed to start new colonies.

The naturalist wrote extensively about alation in birds, describing how wing morphology affects flight.

The alate ants left the colony at dusk to establish new colonies.

An alate fluttered from the ant colony at dusk, ready to start a new nest with its mate.

She alate returned from her travels, bearing tales of the city's new markets.

The alated cicadas emerged from the soil at dusk, filling the air with their droning chorus.

The de-alate queen returned to the nest after mating.