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

The larks went up, twittering in the scented air above the down.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams