loon

Example Sentences

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“Thanks for reading” was the suggested reply to someone who called me a hopeless loon and another guy who wondered why anybody would read my “dumb column.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

In the season finale, Shane and Ilya steal away to Shane’s remote cottage on a lake north of Ottawa, where Ilya freaks out when he first hears the cry of a loon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

There he will determine whether the recent decline in loon breeding success recorded by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources results from a loss of water clarity, as in Wisconsin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

Officials are caring for a common loon and a western grebe that were recovered with oil on their bodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024

I force myself to stop smiling so she doesn’t think I’m a loon.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass