By the time we retired, all three of our children had flown the nest.

After finishing university, Sarah decided it was time to fly the nest and rent a flat in the city.

After months of planning, their eldest daughter is finally flying the nest and moving to a city two hours away.

The biologists recorded several nest scrapes along the shoreline, indicating a recent attempt by shorebirds to breed.

Many young couples are struggling to build nest eggs while facing high rents and student loans.

The sailors climbed the crow's nests to scan the horizon for signs of land.

The wiring under the old theater stage was a rat's nest that took electricians three days to sort out.

At twenty-two, she decided it was time to leave the nest and start her own life.

The guide warned us not to enter the cuckoo's nest, saying its corridors still echoed with stories of the forgotten patients.

Those investigative reports turned out to be nothing but mare's nests, distracting the team from the real issues.