rare bird
Example Sentences
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It is a rare bird indeed — such a big payout for so little effort.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Trying to find the rare bird involves playing it a recording of a Namuli apalis through a Bluetooth speaker and then waiting to see if any respond.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024
“That is a rare bird, but sometimes workers on government labor brigades decide that they are going to defect,” Mr. Peters said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Wikipedia tells me that some rare bird laid an egg for the first time in ages.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2022
He asked this as if, having had the good fortune to catch such a rare bird as myself, he was anxious to extract my opinion while I was still captive in his office.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
