How to Use avian in a Sentence

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• The cost of a dozen — though volatile thanks to avian flu — has doubled to more than $3.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
• With the non-avian dinosaurs gone, mammals had full access to a leafy buffet and began tacking on mass.
  — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022
• Although human cases of avian viruses are rare, some have been reported.
  — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2022
• As a precautionary step, the Louisville Zoo has closed some of its displays in order to prevent the spread of avian flu.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2022
• Speaking of birds, the city is a paradise for avian enthusiasts, with no shortage of fascinating waders gracing the area.
  — Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2022
• Zoos across North America are also moving birds indoors and taking other steps to limit the spread of the avian flu.
  — Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 7 Apr. 2022
• When a crew of pigs arrives determined to steal the colony's eggs, Red has to organize an avian resistance movement to combat the porcine threat.
  — Danny Horn, EW.com, 20 July 2024
• Before Covid arrived, avian flu was considered the disease most likely to cause a transnational outbreak.
  — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 24 Jan. 2022
• Like a rabbit warren, Toni thought, six small rooms, wide wooden floorboards, a tub on avian feet, porcelain sinks and clanking radiators.
  — Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
• Bird flu, or the avian flu, can devastate chicken and turkey populations, but the risk of infection for humans is very limited.
  — oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2022
• Wildlife islands are designed to provide ideal habitat for avian species, including migratory birds.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Mar. 2022
• All the non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs, ammonites, and nearly all marine reptiles were wiped out, but many species of mammals, birds, crocodiles, and turtles survived.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
• The Milwaukee County Zoo has closed its aviary and penguin exhibits for the time being in an effort to protect the birds from avian flu.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2022
• The music video later concludes with Lamar staring at a caged owl, yet another clapback at Drake’s avian emblem and symbolic of where each of them now stand in the rap game.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
• According to agriculture officials, the avian flu could infect poultry farms, cutting the availability of chicken and eggs as well as other poultry products.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2022
• Homeowners who have populated their yards with feeders, houses and baths to attract avian visitors must care for the devices properly, ornithologists say.
  — Rachel Wolfe, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2022
• The closest case of avian flu to date was 110 miles away.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2022
• An outbreak of avian flu caused a shortage of eggs, the price of which soared.
  — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
• There are other avian options to bronze in the oven and present with panache.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Egg prices, which have been volatile after a bout of avian flu, fell 7.3%.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 May 2024
• Bioterrorism, the avian flu, the Iraq war, and pedophile priests?
  — Ew Staff, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2022
• An avian flu outbreak, meanwhile, has sent egg prices up 21% over the past year.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• In 2008, Science published a new avian tree based on DNA.
  — Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
• So far, tests confirmed 10 of those birds were positive for the avian flu.
  — Cheri Carlson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
• Miller said the ponds were refilled last year once the immediate threat of avian flu had passed.
  — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
• Angry Birds fans can take the avian battle to a whole new level at the end of the month, thanks to Electric Gamebox.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 7 June 2022
• Try a masked cape and corset look for an avian look with Victorian flair.
  — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
• After a bird tests positive for avian flu, they are culled to control the spread of the disease.
  — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2023
• What’s more, the virus has spread far beyond its typical avian hosts.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2023
• The price of eggs, which spiked last summer due to an avian flu outbreak, has fallen nearly 8% over the past year.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2023

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024