How to Use songbird in a Sentence

songbird

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• Most poignant is the song of the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, a songbird from Hawaii.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 26 Apr. 2023
• The air smells of baked earth, and is filled with the noise of songbirds hidden in the canopy.
  — The Economist, 20 Dec. 2017
• Question 1 of 10 The red-eyed vireo is quite the songbird.
  — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• The beetles and the songbird have been the subject of legal fights.
  — Washington Post, 26 July 2019
• By the end of June, many songbirds have stopped singing, making the birds much harder to spot.
  — Loren Holmes, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2018
• The last stage of this story of migrant songbirds takes place in the Adirondacks.
  — Bruce M. Beehler, Smithsonian, 16 Apr. 2018
• Songbird won her first five races by a total of 28 1/2 lengths.
  — Art Wilson, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2017
• Elsewhere in the park, raptors, songbirds and ground birds are found.
  — Susan B. Barnes, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
• Together, the two race against time to reveal who is a songbird and who is a snake.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
• The New York metro area is also home to many forest-dwelling songbirds.
  — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Smaller than a robin, this songbird’s beak is a bit longer and more pointed.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2019
• The songbird’s first show in Alaska sold out so quickly, two more were added.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2019
• Warblers of the Blue Ridge Travel by van to search for warblers and songbirds.
  — Washington Post, 3 May 2017
• The supporter, or the object holding up the shield, is a songbird with open wings.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 May 2018
• Carrie was the maid of honor and sang 'Songbird' like a well, songbird.
  — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2021
• The red-eyed vireo, an olive-green songbird with red irises, eats insects in the spring and summer.
  — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• And only a songbird as gifted as Mitchell could grant us that.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 May 2022
• The crowd was on their feet and crooning along with the two songbirds, who ended the performance with big smiles and a hug.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 16 Apr. 2018
• The area supports wildlife ranging from bighorn sheep, and mule deer to bald eagles, owls and songbirds.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
• In summer, a mile-long hike on the park’s only trail provides non-stop views of songbirds.
  — Jill K. Robinson, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2018
• But in many parks, the intrusion of cars, jets and raucous tourists still trumps the chorus of a songbird, the bubbling of a creek or the howl of a wolf.
  — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 20 Dec. 2019
• Added bonus: sightings of all sorts of songbirds, plus ducks, hawks, great blue herons and (rarely) bald eagles.
  — Lynn Horsley, kansascity.com, 26 May 2017
• Songbirds could stop singing or change their repertoire and roosting birds may take a nap.
  — NOLA.com, 19 Aug. 2017
• There are deer and songbirds and peregrine falcons, gopher snakes and owls and frogs.
  — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, 18 Mar. 2018
• The sight of a sick or dead bird at a feeder doesn’t evoke the same delight as a visit from a healthy, chirping songbird.
  — Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
• Owls and a small songbird called the brown creeper are among those species that have disappeared, Lovio said.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
• The crowd beamed with joy after watching Scott bounce on stage and dazzle with TDE's songbird.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2017
• Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven is renowned for its hawk and songbird migrations in spring and fall.
  — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 17 May 2017
• Just as that historic smoke was about to arrive in the White Mountains of New Hampshire last summer, two tiny songbirds were building their nest.
  — Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
• The refuge’s dunes and salt marshes are a birder’s paradise with species like bald eagles, terns, songbirds, and various waterfowl migrating in and out throughout the year.
  — Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024