How to Use egret in a Sentence
egret
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Kookaburras do it, boobies do it, even egrets and skuas do it.
—James Gorman, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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Then wild water birds — ducks, egrets, herons, and the like — started dying in two waterfowl reserves in the city.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 May 2024
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Big white egrets swoop to catch those fish in their beaks.
—Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2019
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Her throat was like an egret’s, long and graceful and smooth.
—Rachel Heng, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
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And there are also blue herons and egrets that might prey on the small hatchlings.
—Frank Abderholden, Lake County News-Sun, 30 May 2018
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The park is also a great spot to see wading birds such as herons, egrets and ibis.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
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The egret was unable to stand or eat on its own and died four days later.
—Jenny Staletovich, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
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Woodstorks, roseate spoonbills and egrets fish the salt marsh.
—Bob Rountree, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2018
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The big bird earns its keep by warding off a real egret that has its eye on the koi.
—Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019
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But that is just a prelude to more intense efforts to chase egrets from the park on the West Side.
—Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 2 Dec. 2019
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Presiding over the scene is a life-size statue of an egret.
—Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019
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The refuge is working to restore heron and egret nesting grounds on the islands.
—Will Houston, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019
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Or maybe justice was served, and they got zapped by the young egret who sometimes patrols the yard for lizards.
—Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 17 July 2017
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More than 300 species have been spotted here, from egrets and herons to grebes and golden eagles.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2018
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During the late spring and early summer, Ibis Pond is a hotspot to see species of breeding herons and egrets.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023
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But nature is resilient, Seymour said, as a white egret and a great blue heron take off.
—Carrie Blackmore Smith, Cincinnati.com, 20 Oct. 2017
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Herons, egrets, sandhill cranes and pileated woodpeckers are among the dozens of species of birds that hang out here.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019
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The goal is for the egrets to travel south, east or west from the park, instead of southwest, directly across the runway.
—Ashley McBride, ExpressNews.com, 30 Aug. 2019
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Start your morning with a quick 1.8-mile run around the loop in Uptown’s Audubon Park, filled with herons, egrets, and centuries-old oaks.
—Cheney Gardner, Outside Online, 2 May 2018
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Herons and egrets, which have rookeries and a strong presence in Armand Bayou, were two of those species.
—Jennifer Bolton and Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2018
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The area is known for its 50 miles of sandy beaches and abundant wildlife, like egrets, roseate spoonbills, and dolphins in the gulf, Donlan said.
—Liz Dennerlein, USA TODAY, 14 June 2017
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The fish wriggled desperately until the egret opened wide and gulped it down.
—Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
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Shorebirds, herons, egrets, bitterns and other marsh birds make their home here.
—Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2017
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Their numbers in the U.S. are still relatively small compared to such species as herons and egrets.
—Anders Gyllenhaal, sun-sentinel.com, 29 June 2019
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As the spoonbills prance on sandbars, a reddish egret performs a vaudeville-style dance to stir up fish.
—Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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Shaped like a bird with fringed wings and a long curved neck, this breathtaking beauty looks like a tiny white egret flitting around a field.
—Jessica Dukes, House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
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But at feeding time, the place is full of birds outside the cages, too, with pelicans, herons and egrets hanging around hoping to snatch a snack.
—Bonnie Gross, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2019
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In addition to the swans, bird lovers can spot herons, egrets, wood ducks, Canada geese, muscovies, and over two dozen other species.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 June 2023
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With flocks of snowy egrets in spring and fall, Edison Trail also happened to be my home away from home, my sanctuary.
—David Whiting, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2017
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Reddish egrets have been added to the list of birds tracked to help manage restoration efforts in Florida Bay.
—Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018
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