early bird
Example Sentences
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We live in a society that values hard work, where we’ve been told since we were small children that “the early bird gets the worm.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Some tracks may belong to meat eating predators, others to plant eating dinosaurs, and some have even raised questions about whether early bird species were involved.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
Upon arrival, attendees can pick out personality stickers with phrases like coffee addict, plant lover and early bird.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Anita was an "early bird", her partner Richard Jones said.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
“They say the early bird gets the worm. But isn’t it a bit too early for worms?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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