How to Use pelican in a Sentence

pelican

noun

• The pelican was placed in the largest cage the center could find and brought down to Will County.
  — Taylor Hartz, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• Dead fish washed ashore in Amuay, and dozens of pelicans were killed.
  — Kirk Semple, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2018
• In front of us, frigate birds and gray pelicans paraglided on the wind.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• Any news on the arrival of the white pelicans here in the East Bay and environs?
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 30 Nov. 2019
• Since April the group has taken in 50 of the pelicans noted for their large, pointy beaks.
  — John Rogers, Fox News, 13 June 2018
• The pelican caught it with its beak, but the snack slid out of its exposed and damaged pouch.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• The terns and pelicans have gone to roost, and the dolphins no longer crisscross the water by the hundreds.
  — Erik Vance, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2017
• Mahito cannot preach care to a starving pelican; the bird has no choice but to hunt.
  — Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• In the late 1800s, pelicans were hunted for food and feathers.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
• Then came a pelican stooping to scoop up fish on the sign of a fish and chip shop in Walthamstow, east London.
  — Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
• The juvenile pelican was too tired to lift his head at first.
  — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• The white pelicans are starting to arrive at the Lafayette Reservoir for the winter.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 30 Nov. 2019
• The video shows the pelican struggling to get away as onlookers laugh.
  — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 12 Mar. 2019
• Large numbers of dead fish were washing up along the banks of the river and being scooped up by pelicans and gulls.
  — Adam Welz, Wired, 21 Mar. 2020
• Harry makes it out of the holey boat but lands right in the oil like one of those baby pelicans that has to get washed off with Dawn.
  — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017
• Enjoy a balmy day in the soft sands of Miami Beach while listening to the crash of the ocean waves and the squeaking pelicans.
  — Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
• The Tomales Point Trail offers panoramic ocean views and a chance to spot herds of tule elk grazing on the bluffs and lots of pelicans, too.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024
• Mahito meets a woman named Kiriko, who saves him from a flock of vicious pelicans and shows him how to skin and carve a fish.
  — Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• At lunch, pelicans, herons and other feathery creatures fish nearby and soak up the sun on the piers.
  — Robyn George, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
• 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
• These pelicans can weigh almost 20 pounds, and their wingspan can be as large as 9.5 feet.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2023
• Anyone who sees a pelican in distress should contact the group for help.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
• Seagulls and pelicans hovered around him in the cool, sticky air, while dolphins swam alongside the boat.
  — Amy Qin Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• White pelicans have a wingspan of 9 feet, making them one of the largest birds in North America.
  — Bonnie Gross, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
• Flint Creek rescued a pelican with a serious wing fracture and a sandhill crane along the same stretch of wires on the same day.
  — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
• The fisheries commission was ready to electro-shock the lake to get them out, when a big flock of white pelicans flew over and picked them off one by one.
  — National Geographic, 9 Oct. 2019
• What do a golden VW bus, a pink pelican and a charcoal drawing of palm trees on fire all have in common?
  — Patrick Connolly, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 May 2018
• Now the focus is on the northern anchovy, the primary food of pelicans.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
• Snowy egrets and great blue herons stand to feed, and the morning quiet is broken only by the plop of brown pelicans diving down to grab fish.
  — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
• First a mountain goat was seen perched precariously on a wall buttress, followed by a pair of elephants, some monkeys, a wolf, two pelicans, a big cat, and fish.
  — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024