visitant

Example Sentences

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At Clear Lake, the western grebe is a breeding bird and also a winter visitant, attracted by the abundant fish of the lake.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

That humanity might in its progress be freed more and more from this unwelcome visitant was the purpose with which the National Crime Commission was organized.

From Time Magazine Archive

I rang the bell, for I wanted a candle; and I wanted, too, to get an account of this visitant.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

At Clear Lake the western grebe is a breeding bird and also a winter visitant, attracted by the abundant fish of the lake.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Awhile the watchers on the shore continued on their knees hoping once more to see that heavenly visitant or hear again the soul-stirring voice that had fallen from unseen lips.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa