bird

Example Sentences

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What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“There was a privet hedge, a lonely juniper, a hibiscus, a large bird of paradise and a camellia bush,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“It just cannot be done. In order to understand bird flight, we have to understand aerodynamics; only then do the structure of feathers and the different shapes of birds’ wings make sense.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Fossil analysis suggests it had weaker legs than the modern bird, indicating it was likely less suited for climbing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Of course, he hadn’t, because the great black-backed gull was a bird, and although it was a bigger bird than a puffin, it was not nearly as big as a musk ox.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el