songbird

Example Sentences

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We were told we would be able to buy a wild songbird in a small park just off the path.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

A philosopher, historian, songbird of grief and prophet, Didion foretold the city’s future with startling accuracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

As a small-scale songbird rehabilitator I am not equipped, for instance, to take on a pileated woodpecker, which can smash its way out of any enclosure not made of steel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Fortunately, these bats pose no threat to songbird populations.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

He hadn’t reckoned the man for a songbird.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead