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

Activists criticised the restrictions, saying they would harm the cats' welfare, while also stressing they supported efforts to protect the larks.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022

But instead of Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, the illustrations showed crystal-blue alpine lakes and edelweiss-covered meadows populated with snow larks, mountain hares, and other wildlife of that Swiss ilk.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood