How to Use roadrunner in a Sentence

roadrunner

noun

• The greater roadrunner is the larger of the two and the only species that lives in the United States.
  — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2020
• Miles the roadrunner wasn’t long for this world — 120 hours, give or take — but not for lack of trying.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
• Sometimes a coati, a javelina or a roadrunner shows up in the parking lot.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
• And just like in the cartoon, the real-life roadrunner escapes without a scratch.
  — Fox News, 15 May 2020
• Also, hang feeders high enough to keep your pets or roadrunners from trying to catch the birds.
  — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• The vote was declared void and a second election was held — this time the roadrunner and the armadillo were the top contenders.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021
• A few weeks later a roadrunner showed up with friends and family.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2019
• Ostriches are the fastest when compared with other birds on land like an emu or a roadrunner.
  — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022
• Weighing in at over half a pound, the roadrunner was more likely a male, a follow-up Facebook post stated this week.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• The roadrunner took a brief break next to the driver's seat, seemingly scouting out the area in search of potential danger.
  — Vic Verbalaitis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2022
• Real coyotes can run up to 40 mph — twice as fast as the typical roadrunner.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• Junior Thomas Sandt started for the Roadrunners and exited in the third inning.
  — Rich Mayor, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
• Modern-day birds like the northern mockingbird and the greater roadrunner use their feathers to forage for food.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
• If comedy is tragedy plus time, Mulaney is a bona fide roadrunner.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• The post, featuring a stark photo of the roadrunner, was flooded with hundreds of comments, many of them suggestions for naming the bird.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
• The roadrunner was transported up to Avian Haven, where it was given shelter in an indoor pool area, which is heated in colder months.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• Hell, Greg Federman noted, many patrons even have names for the roadrunners and crows wandering outside the bar and through the village.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
• Part of the roadrunner’s diet is small birds, and some mornings one would seemingly ignore me and squat down just below the hummingbird feeder.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
• Maybe the roadrunner just doesn’t have a career in competitive swimming.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• Maybe the roadrunner just doesn’t have a career in competitive swimming.
  — Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
• There’s little traffic in the high desert of central Arizona, save for the occasional roadrunner’s dash across the winding highway.
  — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• Bird lovers will see roadrunner, wren, cardinal, gamble quail and desert owls (also: keep your eyes peeled for golden eagles).
  — Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Hold the roadrunner jokes: The city says that more than two dozen pets are missing and that residents in the Llanfair and Yester Oaks neighborhoods have sighted coyotes on their property.
  — Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• Greater roadrunner The greater roadrunner is New Mexico's state bird.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• Out in the remoteness of small-town Arizona, the desert has delighted them with the occasional roadrunner sighting.
  — New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
• Statistical comparison placed the bones of Archaeopteryx very close to those of mostly ground-dwelling birds such as pheasants and roadrunners, Voeten said.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Mar. 2018
• Not all roadrunners rate their own Google Maps designation.
  — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 1 Apr. 2018
• Ahead of us, a roadrunner hurried across Route 51, disappearing into a landscape of pepper trees and cacti.
  — Danielle Bernabe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
• Kastmasters, spoons, slabs, roadrunners, and Rattletraps will all work well.
  — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 13 June 2018
• Instead, this was a joyful announcement to my wife as our resident roadrunner showed up with a couple of companions.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024