larks
Example Sentences
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A small subset of larks are true 5 a.m. people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
Land-sparing urban areas are breeding grounds for birds that lay many eggs, use open nests more frequently, and have short life cycles, such as stonechats, chiffchaffs and crested larks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023
“Even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.”
From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2023
It is not clear whether the Walldorf lockdown has benefitted the larks, but the authorities announced they would lift the restriction two weeks earlier than expected.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2022
“Well, she needn’t get out her bandboxes yet. I’m not a fashionable party and don’t mean to be, but I do like harmless larks now and then, don’t you?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
