- present tense form of rush (3rd person singular).
rushes
Example Sentences
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And it is here that the majority of our colorful warblers and singing thrushes are hatched and raised.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The warning comes amid a national decline of greenfinches and song thrushes.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Her depictions of their habits and foibles are laced with considerable wit — and subjective assessments: “rascally” California scrub jays, “voracious” Townsend’s warblers, “solitary nonconformist” hermit thrushes, murderous crows, fiercely competitive hummingbirds.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
The study focused on birds that move at night, as most migrators do, particularly perching birds such as warblers, thrushes and sparrows.
From Scientific American • Oct. 10, 2023
As for strawberries and raspberries, we had similar trouble competing with thrushes and other berry-loving birds.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
