How to Use rabbit ears in a Sentence

rabbit ears

plural noun
  • The old rabbit ears of years ago have been greatly improved since.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 7 July 2020
  • The Cauldron when the other team's keeper has rabbit ears.
    Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 19 June 2018
  • Some people see rabbit ears, while some are seeing a bird’s beak.
    Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The leading picture of the topic portrays three cartoon girls with rabbit ears and miniskirts.
    Youyou Zhou, Quartz, 18 Aug. 2019
  • With this game, players wear a pair of inflatable rabbit ears while their partners try to toss the rings onto them.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023
  • This adorable sign showcases the spirit of the season with pastel gingham, green wreaths, and of course, rabbit ears.
    Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2022
  • With one manicured hand on the pint-sized toddler, Lively carried out a plate of goodies and two plush pairs of rabbit ears.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2018
  • As Price was talking, Fiodorow gave her rabbit ears behind her head.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Maria's aunt Ethel Kennedy, the family's matriarch at age 94, kept it festive for the holiday in a pair of fuzzy rabbit ears.
    Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Eat another pair of chocolate rabbit ears and all the orange jellybeans.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2020
  • For about 20 years, the ultrasounds that were part of prenatal care showed a scratchy black-and-white image that looked like an old TV when the rabbit ears fell over and the poltergeist was trying to talk to you.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 13 May 2018
  • The big golden bunny wasn’t on hand at Oracle Park as the Giants earned their seventh win in eight home games, but at a clump of fans was spotted wearing rabbit ears.
    Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Apr. 2021
  • One picks his nose; another makes rabbit ears behind his brother.
    Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • Like the figure at Panther Cave, the human figures all displayed animal attributes, such as wings, deer antlers, rabbit ears, or fur.
    Will Hunt, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2012
  • Few professional sports teams have rabbit ears the size of the ones on Portland’s NBA organization.
    oregonlive.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Apparently most respondents would rather surf the web while using rabbit ears to watch local TV.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 June 2018
  • The second spot shows images of Biden stammering and fumbling inside an old television set with rabbit ears.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 24 June 2020
  • To make sure they were arranged evenly, Oshiro showed me how to start with two petals opposite one another, looking kind of like rabbit ears.
    Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Made to resemble a planted pot, this display of artificial flowers is complete with lights, fluffy pink rabbit ears and a playful face painted on the front.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2023
  • This doesn’t look like a typical rabbit ears antenna — it’s a flat, plastic device that mounted on the wall behind my TV discreetly.
    Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Some caretakers will also amputate their unwieldy rabbit ears, leaving the square, awkward stumps.
    Kristin Hugo, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The old rabbit ears of yore have been replaced by newer, more powerful antennas that plug into the power outlet and usually come with a portable tuner for a way stronger signal reception.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2020
  • As more viewers migrate to streaming platforms and fewer are old enough to remember rabbit ears anymore, broadcast networks keep turning to timeworn tactics to survive.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The moniker has stuck for McClain, who uses it on his social media accounts and recently released merchandise with a logo drawing inspiration from the cartoon sheriff’s hat and rabbit ears.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Filters—floating pink hearts, rabbit ears—embellished others.
    Longreads, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Ticket prices include a free T-shirt, rabbit ears, all-day admission to the zoo, and a postrace party featuring music, food, drinks, and special appearances by the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders.
    Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Exhibited near the Zócalo, the critters delightfully go against nature with multiple, disparate parts—say, eagle talons, butterfly wings, leopard legs, and rabbit ears—merged into a single fantastic creature.
    Jennifer Barger, National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2020

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