How to Use piebald in a Sentence

piebald

noun
  • For starters, who will be the leader of this piebald coalition?
    John O'Sullivan, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Still, the current piebald has managed to survive and thrive.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2021
  • As for dogs like Sassy, piebald with mange and gnawing at the bug bites on her shins, there was no chance — none — to leave a shelter alive.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
  • They are all considered piebald animals, and that’s how the bald eagle got its name.
    Orange County Register, 5 Jan. 2017
  • Clipper Darrell is prepared for an increase in ticket prices and insists that won’t quell his piebald identity.
    Jake Fischer, SI.com, 6 July 2019
  • This particular breed is an albino piebald ball python, but really, shouldn't it be called a pumpkin pie-thon?
    Courtney Campbell, Country Living, 11 Oct. 2017
  • There’s also Aurelio, a bachelor whose piebald soul mate, Birba, with her renowned nose for truffles, is his greatest joy.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2021
  • On this episode, a rare piebald squirrel has been spotted in Alabama at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
    al, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Both the hemisphere-scale color variations and the local piebald patches are caused by a runaway thermal process found only on the slowly rotating Iapetus.
    Carolyn Porco, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Rare 'piebald' deer known for unusual markings find home with Pennsylvania family as pets.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
  • This moose has regular old brown eyes, which means its unusual coloration likely stems from a recessive gene for a color variation known as piebald, which is usually white with brown spots.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Both albino and piebald moose are protected animals in parts of Canada where sightings are rare but have occurred, and legislation prohibits hunters from taking a moose that is predominantly white in color.
    Casey Smith, National Geographic, 22 June 2017
  • The piebald genetic abnormality can create defects — three of this family’s deer becoming deaf.
    Brian Whipkey, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2022
  • His foxes also showed physical changes, like piebald coats and floppy ears — characteristics shared by dogs, cows and other domesticated animals.
    James Gorman, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2019
  • For starters, who will be the leader of this piebald coalition?
    John O'Sullivan, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Still, the current piebald has managed to survive and thrive.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2021
  • As for dogs like Sassy, piebald with mange and gnawing at the bug bites on her shins, there was no chance — none — to leave a shelter alive.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
  • They are all considered piebald animals, and that’s how the bald eagle got its name.
    Orange County Register, 5 Jan. 2017
  • Clipper Darrell is prepared for an increase in ticket prices and insists that won’t quell his piebald identity.
    Jake Fischer, SI.com, 6 July 2019
  • This particular breed is an albino piebald ball python, but really, shouldn't it be called a pumpkin pie-thon?
    Courtney Campbell, Country Living, 11 Oct. 2017
  • There’s also Aurelio, a bachelor whose piebald soul mate, Birba, with her renowned nose for truffles, is his greatest joy.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2021
  • On this episode, a rare piebald squirrel has been spotted in Alabama at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
    al, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Both the hemisphere-scale color variations and the local piebald patches are caused by a runaway thermal process found only on the slowly rotating Iapetus.
    Carolyn Porco, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Rare 'piebald' deer known for unusual markings find home with Pennsylvania family as pets.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
  • This moose has regular old brown eyes, which means its unusual coloration likely stems from a recessive gene for a color variation known as piebald, which is usually white with brown spots.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Both albino and piebald moose are protected animals in parts of Canada where sightings are rare but have occurred, and legislation prohibits hunters from taking a moose that is predominantly white in color.
    Casey Smith, National Geographic, 22 June 2017
  • The piebald genetic abnormality can create defects — three of this family’s deer becoming deaf.
    Brian Whipkey, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2022
  • His foxes also showed physical changes, like piebald coats and floppy ears — characteristics shared by dogs, cows and other domesticated animals.
    James Gorman, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2019

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