bird of prey
Example Sentences
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Charlotte Caetano, from Bournemouth, has also been photographing the eagles, which are the UK's largest bird of prey, with a wingspan of up to 2.5m.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
A Southern California driver made a startling discovery Sunday morning when they found a live bird of prey stuck in the grille of their car.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
How do you share a film set with a notoriously fierce bird of prey?
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
Under a bird of prey is a chivalric saying, “For God and the Empire,” and “Excellentia et Benoveleniia,” a misspelled Latin motto supposed to mean “excellence and philanthropy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
Pai moved with quick, jerky, impatient strides, swinging his stick, thrusting his head this way and that toward the workers he passed, like a long-necked bird of prey.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
