birds

Example Sentences

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It was not immediately clear how many birds had been affected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The sudden drop in the number of laying hens and the added energy cost of keeping birds indoors due to restrictions caused shortages.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

While rightly proud of his database, Mr. Lefebvre sometimes gets repetitive—he mentions six separate times that birds drown prey—and lapses into listing species and their innovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

To see how birds stack up against other intelligent animals, Mr. Lefebvre contrasts them to primates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

There was an uproar from the other birds as she flew out of its way, then perched again and lunged just as it was about to take another egg.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo