clapper

Example Sentences

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“That’s a clapper rail,” Mike said, an endangered bird that makes its home in the estuary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

The crowd were on their feet as the clapper signalled the final 10 seconds, testament to the efforts of both women.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

“There is this secretive marsh bird called a clapper rail,” Mx.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

He measured mileage by attaching a rod inside a wagon wheel — based on the circumference of the wheel, a clapper would sound at each mile and that’s where a marker would go.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2020

I cried quietly as my head beat like the clapper of a bell.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah