rare bird
Example Sentences
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He’s such a rare bird that he even runs the length of a racetrack at dawn before he ever sets four wheels onto it.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025
I’m used to it—as a known bird guy, friends are constantly making me aware when some new study comes out or a rare bird shows up.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023
“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
“She’s really a tough-on-crime liberal, which is kind of a rare bird these days, but I think that’s her brand,” said Georgia State University law professor Anthony Michael Kreis.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
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
