early bird
Example Sentences
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This is a case of the early bird losing the worm.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
It was when it reported on matters of which I had zero awareness: my HRV balance, for example, or my chronotype, albeit a wishy-washy “late morning,” a designation I plan to flip to early bird.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Some tracks may belong to meat eating predators, others to plant eating dinosaurs, and some have even raised questions about whether early bird species were involved.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
Anita was an "early bird", her partner Richard Jones said.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
Luckily, Anna’s an early bird, so I can head straight to Starbucks after dropping Mom off at work.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
