jay
Example Sentences
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He raised his muzzle to catch the scents wafting from the valley: some jays and a few stale elk droppings; several storm-broken spruce; lots of willow herb and withered blueberries.
From Literature
On a screen, Waltz showed me a super-magified image of a blue jay—the Johns Hopkins mascot.
He mocked every bird in the Ozark hills; from a redheaded woodpecker to a screaming blue jay.
From Literature
We also passed dense stands of thick-leaved yerba santa, California buckwheat, sugar bush and chilicothe vines and we were treated to the squawks of California scrub jays and a red-tail hawk flying overhead.
From Los Angeles Times
Tawny owls, jays and even foxes have since been spotted among the monuments; many of these creatures are depicted in striking photographs taken by the author that pepper the text.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
