beak

Example Sentences

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Over time, however, many of the stranger pairs began sharing space more comfortably and eventually perched together, touched beaks or groomed each other.

From Science Daily

Caligula, now, has a human face and a beak.

From New York Times

Thelma's top beak was crudely clipped just below her nostrils, causing the bottom beak to jut out partially exposed, resembling an underbite.

From Salon

It pits the carefully separated objects against the dark background void, irradiating the edges of feathers and leaves, the corrugations of the cabbage, and the tiny serrations lining the open beak of the duck.

From Washington Post

Championship teams don’t start so slow in this game that it felt over almost before Chuck the Condor flashed his hideous beak.

From Los Angeles Times