bucks

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Under the perpetual daylight, little auks exhibit an acoustic pattern that mirrors their behavioral cycles -- such as attendance, feeding, and fledging -- offering valuable insights into their ecological dynamics."

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2024

Despite their prodigious size, Kumimanu and Petradyptes possessed primitive flippers reminiscent of modern seabirds like auks and puffins that fly and dive.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

On this day in 1844, a group of North Atlantic sailors killed the last known breeding pair of great auks, leading to the eventual extinction of this flightless bird species.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2017

Among those were a surprising number of seabirds, including auks and guillemots, remaining in the Arctic instead of flying south - and somehow fishing in the dark.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2015

Dukes and dodos, great families and great auks, one felt that they would soon all be extinct together.

From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton