dipper

Example Sentences

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Or the dipper, a little bird Norwegians call “the Fossekall, the ‘Call of the waterfall,’” that once gave Mr. Macfarlane a change of mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Another "dipper" is Leighton Lee, 51, from Porth, who said the feeling was "hard to describe".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

Some Native American tribes believe the cup of the dipper represents a bear and the stars in the handle represent warriors who pursue it.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

Cresswell almost dislocates his standing ankle, spinning a dipper over the near side of the wall, just under the bar, and into the vicinity of the top corner!

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2022

I spilled the dipper over the top of my head, shivering as the cold water trickled down my back.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson