Examples of owl in a Sentence
Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
My friend lives in a canyon with lots of wildlife, including coyotes, mountain lions, owls and other predators.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The Central Park Zoo said the beloved owl has been taken to the Bronx Zoo for a necropsy.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
Avian flu is a type A influenza virus that originated in birds and has been detected in more than a hundred species like seagulls, owls and ducks in the US since 2022.
—Carma Hassan, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Read Next National Will killing 500,000 owls help similar species?
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
The herpesvirus in question can be carried by healthy pigeons but may cause fatal disease in birds of prey, including owls that become infected by eating pigeons, the society said.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Activists intervene on the owls’ behalf Portman spends a lot of her time teaching Californians how to apply the California Environmental Quality Act to protect burrowing owls.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Tawny owls commonly occur in woodlands across all of Europe and into portions of western Siberia.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; akin to Old High German uwila owl
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing owl
Dictionary Entries Near owl
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“Owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owl. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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