Example Sentences

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Grackles have gone toe-to-talon with air cannons, lasers, and explosives, and they have not been stopped.

From The Verge • Sep. 6, 2015

Grackles have pooped on me thrice in one month.

From The Verge • Sep. 6, 2015

Grackles are intelligent birds with great senses of humor.

From The Verge • Sep. 6, 2015

Grackles began croaking in the trees, and trucks began to move along the streets of Thurmont, below her window.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, since Balekin heads the profligate Circle of Grackles.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black