bird of prey
Example Sentences
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White-tailed eagles - the UK's largest bird of prey - will be released across Exmoor National Park after the government approved the latest stage in a controversial national reintroduction scheme.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Britain's second largest bird of prey was wiped out in England during the 19th Century after a concerted campaign of hunting.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
How do you share a film set with a notoriously fierce bird of prey?
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Under a bird of prey is a chivalric saying, “For God and the Empire,” and “Excellentia et Benoveleniia,” a misspelled Latin motto supposed to mean “excellence and philanthropy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Pai moved with quick, jerky, impatient strides, swinging his stick, thrusting his head this way and that toward the workers he passed, like a long-necked bird of prey.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
