early bird

Example Sentences

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This is a case of the early bird losing the worm.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

I headed to the workshop, housed in an airy stone barn, and found I was not the lone early bird.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

Anna got a PDC membership so that she should buy early bird tickets in the summer, but even then it was "like a mini Oasis" in the scramble to get tickets.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

I walk around in Dad’s yard, checking on the early bird plants.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper