How to Use macaw in a Sentence

macaw

noun

• The Spix's macaw, or the little blue macaw, may be the most endangered bird in the world.
  — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
• Then there was just the cool jungle, the chatter of parakeets and macaws, and the rhythmic sound of the ocean.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• Blue-throated macaws live in the groves of motacu palms.
  — National Geographic, 26 Feb. 2020
• Parrots and macaws flash green, red, blue, and yellow at the world’s largest clay lick, a short trip from the lodge.
  — Austin Merrill, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2018
• One of the classes owns a parrot or macaw that flies around behind her.
  — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 15 June 2017
• The group takes in any caged bird, from parrots, macaws, to cockatoos.
  — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2019
• The event also featured a lemur, two macaws, and an African fennec fox.
  — CBS News, 14 May 2018
• In Caracas, voting began at 6 a.m. amid the squawk of macaws.
  — Anthony Faiola, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2017
• This 644-piece art set is made to be hung on the wall and will build two beautiful, pastel macaws.
  — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
• The Louisville Zoo's colorful macaws are getting a new home.
  — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2023
• After two hours, a red-and-green macaw perched on a tree opposite us.
  — Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
• One day in 2014, Belém, a member of Brazil’s Kayapo tribe, went deep into the forest to hunt macaws and parrots.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
• In the featured show, magician Dan Birch produced doves and a macaw from thin air.
  — Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2018
• Some fans brought their four-legged friends, while others strolled the campgrounds with a macaw and a bearded dragon lizard.
  — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 9 Apr. 2018
• In the animal kingdom, blue-and-yellow macaws are among the most faithful.
  — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• Birds fly behind, finches and macaws and vultures and larks, monarchs and thrushes and curlews and crows.
  — David Allen, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• But within hours of the captive macaws’ transfer, Julieta was there.
  — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• Already, a tortoise and a military macaw named James have been freed.
  — Martin Meija, National Geographic, 28 Apr. 2016
• When the macaws first arrived from Germany they were offered various foods from the wild.
  — Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
• This is one of our stunning green-winged macaws @australiazoo ?They are one of the most colourful and beautiful animals at the Zoo!
  — Diana Bruk, Good Housekeeping, 17 Feb. 2017
• Death presents itself as a talking macaw, whose wise words aim to prepare Zora for what’s next.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
• The bird became the inspiration for the singing macaws at the Enchanted Tiki Room.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2019
• A pair of macaws fly below us, showing off their brilliant colors.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
• Guests are even greeted by Samba, a talking and dancing macaw.
  — Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2022
• In addition to the caged tiger, school officials said a lemur, two macaws and an African fennec fox were also on site.
  — Fiza Pirani, ajc, 14 May 2018
• Below that is one of the original macaws from the Enchanted Tiki Room.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2019
• Cincinnati Zoo had an unusual problem: a 21-year-old macaw who couldn't fly!
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
• Poachers are nabbing giant anteaters for meat and blue macaws to sell as exotic pets.
  — Ellen Airhart, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2018
• The supporting cast includes a cactus, a cactus figure and a green macaw, as well as a huge yellow moon.
  — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
• For example, a macaw’s 20-gram brain holds as many neurons as a squirrel monkey’s 30-gram brain.
  — Tess Joosse, Scientific American, 23 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024