How to Use egret in a Sentence

egret

noun

• Big white egrets swoop to catch those fish in their beaks.
  — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2019
• Her throat was like an egret’s, long and graceful and smooth.
  — Rachel Heng, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
• And there are also blue herons and egrets that might prey on the small hatchlings.
  — Frank Abderholden, Lake County News-Sun, 30 May 2018
• The park is also a great spot to see wading birds such as herons, egrets and ibis.
  — Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
• The egret was unable to stand or eat on its own and died four days later.
  — Jenny Staletovich, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• Woodstorks, roseate spoonbills and egrets fish the salt marsh.
  — Bob Rountree, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• 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
• 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
• Presiding over the scene is a life-size statue of an egret.
  — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019
• The refuge is working to restore heron and egret nesting grounds on the islands.
  — Will Houston, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Kookaburras do it, boobies do it, even egrets and skuas do it.
  — James Gorman, New York Times, 26 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• The fish wriggled desperately until the egret opened wide and gulped it down.
  — Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
• Shorebirds, herons, egrets, bitterns and other marsh birds make their home here.
  — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2017
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Meanwhile, flocks of herons and egrets arrive to exploit the commotion, luring other predators to follow their lunch to the banks.
  — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024