loon

Example Sentences

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“Thanks for reading” was the suggested reply to someone who called me a hopeless loon and another guy who wondered why anybody would read my “dumb column.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

In the season finale, Shane and Ilya steal away to Shane’s remote cottage on a lake north of Ottawa, where Ilya freaks out when he first hears the cry of a loon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Since loons use the same foraging mode across their breeding range, the impact of water clarity on loon breeding success found in Wisconsin is likely to be echoed from Alaska to Iceland.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

Officials are caring for a common loon and a western grebe that were recovered with oil on their bodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Raymie’s mother said that Mrs. Borkowski was as crazy as a loon.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo