How to Use emu in a Sentence

emu

noun
  • Lemu the emu is stretching his legs freely for the first time in his life.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • The emu had a minor scratch on its neck, the source of which was unknown.
    Fox News, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Emmanuel does not seem to feel the same way about the other emu on the farm, Ellen.
    Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 16 July 2022
  • But by the time officials made it there, the emu had fled.
    Scottie Andrew and Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The emu was found on Baldwin County Road 3 in Fairhope.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The emu is the second-largest bird in the world, behind only the ostrich, and can weigh up to 120 pounds.
    Fox News, 15 Sep. 2019
  • So far, at least one emu has been injured in the Border Fire.
    National Geographic, 21 June 2016
  • Police had said the emu was somewhere in the local woods.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
  • Emmanuel Todd Lopez the emu is on the mend after catching a virus.
    Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Those working to find the emu spent nearly an hour searching for it through the woods.
    Fox News, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The emu is one of the closest animals to a dinosaur on the Earth today.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 June 2020
  • And there’s ostrich lasagna and chicken-fried emu, too.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Ella sings her verse, which is as rare as a talking emu.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The emu is suffering from nerve damage in his right leg and foot, Blake said.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The emu, native to Australia and the second-largest bird on Earth after the ostrich, cannot fly.
    Cynthia Drescher, CNT, 11 July 2017
  • Police say the emu is likely somewhere in the local woods.
    CBS News, 1 June 2018
  • And while the thunderbirds went extinct, the emu survived.
    Flora Lichtman, Scientific American, 5 June 2023
  • People rushed to rescue dozens of horses, donkeys, goats, a pig and an emu.
    Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2019
  • An emu holds lemonade, a koala rides a bike, and a crocodile suns himself.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
  • The police department tweeted a plea to is followers to help find the owners of the emu.
    Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Palm wine goes by many names, among them emu, tombo and palmy, and often plays a role in Igbo and Yoruba weddings.
    Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Chickens share the most DNA with the first bird ancestor, closely followed by hoatzin and emu.
    Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2015
  • Eventually, someone had the idea to play emu noises from their phone to try to attract the bird.
    Fox News, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Stahl asked Holland if the need for protection might come into play, such as with the goose and her emu bodyguard?
    CBS News, 3 July 2022
  • That the emu has so many of these genes excites Whittaker, because this bird sits near the base of the bird family tree.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 7 July 2021
  • But Saturday, Blake suggested fans of the beloved emu may have less to worry about.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • With luck, that applies to this wandering emu, too. Reach the reporter at Helen.Wieffering@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @helenwieffering.
    Helen Wieffering, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2020
  • For those in need of a live emu, Chinese processed cheddar, or gouda cheese, the days to place a tariff-free order are short.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Besides the 10 remaining bison, the park is home to a horse, two donkeys, two mule deer, tortoises, alpacas, a llama, pigs, rabbits, chickens, geese, ducks, swans, an emu and a cockatoo.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • These claws, combined with their powerful legs, allow cassowaries to deliver potent and potentially lethal kicks, which could overwhelm an emu in a fight.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024

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