nightingale
Example Sentences
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Just as the familiar tune “In the Hall of the Mountain King” gradually builds speed “accelerando,” as the compositional notation is known, some birdsong does too, like that of the nightingale.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
It was on Hampstead Heath that John Keats pondered the beauty of nature, nightingale song and mortality.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2021
To clarify, “no fun” translates as “bird poo”, while “uguisu” is the species name of the Japanese bush warbler, somewhat different from a nightingale.
From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019
That was mine because I liked that idea that, for once, a nightingale actually did sing in Berkeley Square.
From The Verge • May 30, 2019
If I found a nest of nightingale eggs or chicks, I was not to disturb it or the mother would abandon her roost and the chicks would die.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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