nestling
Example Sentences
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One unexpected finding was that warmer extremes were linked to heavier fledging weights during the nestling stage.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
During the summer of 2018, when Stormy was still a nestling, “an adult male intruder showed up to the nest and with great tenacity, refused to leave,” wrote Friends of Big Bear Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
We explore historic and natural sights in Lisbon and nearby, including the breathtaking hills nestling the palaces of Sintra.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Many years ago, her cat had escaped and came back with a hummingbird nestling.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
I put on Alice’s work gloves and pick up the nestling.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
