How to Use pelican in a Sentence

pelican

noun

• The pelican was placed in the largest cage the center could find and brought down to Will County.
  — Taylor Hartz, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• Dead fish washed ashore in Amuay, and dozens of pelicans were killed.
  — Kirk Semple, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2018
• In front of us, frigate birds and gray pelicans paraglided on the wind.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• Any news on the arrival of the white pelicans here in the East Bay and environs?
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 30 Nov. 2019
• Since April the group has taken in 50 of the pelicans noted for their large, pointy beaks.
  — John Rogers, Fox News, 13 June 2018
• The pelican caught it with its beak, but the snack slid out of its exposed and damaged pouch.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• The terns and pelicans have gone to roost, and the dolphins no longer crisscross the water by the hundreds.
  — Erik Vance, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2017
• Mahito cannot preach care to a starving pelican; the bird has no choice but to hunt.
  — Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• In the late 1800s, pelicans were hunted for food and feathers.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
• Then came a pelican stooping to scoop up fish on the sign of a fish and chip shop in Walthamstow, east London.
  — Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
• The juvenile pelican was too tired to lift his head at first.
  — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• The white pelicans are starting to arrive at the Lafayette Reservoir for the winter.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 30 Nov. 2019
• The video shows the pelican struggling to get away as onlookers laugh.
  — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 12 Mar. 2019
• Large numbers of dead fish were washing up along the banks of the river and being scooped up by pelicans and gulls.
  — Adam Welz, Wired, 21 Mar. 2020
• Harry makes it out of the holey boat but lands right in the oil like one of those baby pelicans that has to get washed off with Dawn.
  — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017
• Enjoy a balmy day in the soft sands of Miami Beach while listening to the crash of the ocean waves and the squeaking pelicans.
  — Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
• The Tomales Point Trail offers panoramic ocean views and a chance to spot herds of tule elk grazing on the bluffs and lots of pelicans, too.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024
• Mahito meets a woman named Kiriko, who saves him from a flock of vicious pelicans and shows him how to skin and carve a fish.
  — Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• At lunch, pelicans, herons and other feathery creatures fish nearby and soak up the sun on the piers.
  — Robyn George, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
• But at feeding time, the place is full of birds outside the cages, too, with pelicans, herons and egrets hanging around hoping to snatch a snack.
  — Bonnie Gross, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• These pelicans can weigh almost 20 pounds, and their wingspan can be as large as 9.5 feet.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2023
• Anyone who sees a pelican in distress should contact the group for help.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
• Seagulls and pelicans hovered around him in the cool, sticky air, while dolphins swam alongside the boat.
  — Amy Qin Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• White pelicans have a wingspan of 9 feet, making them one of the largest birds in North America.
  — Bonnie Gross, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
• The fisheries commission was ready to electro-shock the lake to get them out, when a big flock of white pelicans flew over and picked them off one by one.
  — National Geographic, 9 Oct. 2019
• What do a golden VW bus, a pink pelican and a charcoal drawing of palm trees on fire all have in common?
  — Patrick Connolly, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 May 2018
• Now the focus is on the northern anchovy, the primary food of pelicans.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
• Snowy egrets and great blue herons stand to feed, and the morning quiet is broken only by the plop of brown pelicans diving down to grab fish.
  — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
• As the surf crashed against a barrier of sand, pelicans, cormorants and ospreys soared over the dark water.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Some birds with large heads and bills, such as pelicans, fly with their neck retracted over their back so that the weight of the head and bill are close to the shoulders (and thus the center of lift).
  — Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024