How to Use sparrow in a Sentence

sparrow

noun

• The wind blew one of two sparrow nests on a branch to the ground.
  — M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2019
• Matthew 10:29 says that God cares even for the sparrow.
  — Karen Swallow Prior, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2018
• McCown’s longspur, a bird that lives in the Great Plains and looks a bit like a sparrow.
  — Hannah Thomasy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2020
• All of that is good news for the saltmarsh sparrow, seen above.
  — Mikala Kane, courant.com, 23 Aug. 2019
• And this is one of the most better spots for the plump, sparrow-size shorebirds.
  — Washington Post, 17 June 2019
• The smallest of these aerial predators was the size of a sparrow.
  — Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2019
• House sparrows have thrived near grain farms, LeBaron said.
  — John Heasly, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• The pitch range was very similar to that of two kinds of raptors known to nest in the area, Eurasian kestrels and sparrow hawks.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• There are more species of birds like the endangered Henslow’s sparrow.
  — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
• The common house sparrow was at the top of the list for losses, as were many other sparrows.
  — Christina Larson, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019
• There’s the niche that’s occupied by a bird that gathers seed, like a robin or a sparrow.
  — Yonat Shimron, Houston Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2018
• A decade ago, the sparrow’s population at those refuges plunged to about 100.
  — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2021
• Due to the reduced noise levels, the sparrow's songs could even be heard from a farther distance.
  — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2020
• The only sound is the song of sparrows as wind ripples long grasses on what was once a parade ground.
  — Jane Margolies, New York Times, 19 June 2018
• Jesus taught His disciples that not a sparrow falls to the ground without the knowledge of the Father.
  — Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 7 Oct. 2020
• Clean out the house and close the entry holes with the provided plastic stops so the sparrows won’t raise more young and fill up the vacant birdhouse.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Jan. 2018
• In 2016, a tail, belonging to a sparrow-sized creature could have danced in the palm of your hand was found preserved in a chunk of amber.
  — Megan Marples, CNN, 24 Sep. 2021
• Some people can trace their traditions back decades; the swamp sparrow has passed its songs down for more than 1500 years.
  — Victoria Davis, Science | AAAS, 20 June 2018
• Found in sub-Saharan Africa, the sparrow-sized bird is a member of the weaver family.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
• The sparrows have been spotted at Northwest Park, where a field is dedicated to the bird.
  — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018
• For saltmarsh sparrows and clapper rails, almost all adults had to be killed for there to be a change in the long-term prospects of the population.
  — James Gorman, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2019
• The firefighter freed the sparrow, cradled it in his large, gloved hand, climbed back down and set it carefully on the grass beneath a tree.
  — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023
• The sparrow snacks are a supplement to Mo’s new diet of homemade stew, which Cindy prepares at home each week.
  — Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 24 Oct. 2017
• There is also people-watching — my favorite sport — plus the pastoral canyon light, the doves and sparrows, the black sage and sugarbush on the hill.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
• Only about the size of a sparrow, his olive green back and white chest and belly provided the perfect camouflage among the leaves.
  — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 May 2021
• Birds that migrate at night, like sparrows and warblers, rely on the stars to navigate.
  — Todd Richmond, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2023
• That appeared to be a personal flourish that male sparrows changed at whim.
  — Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
• If the bear stumbled into Bodega Bay while all the crows, sparrows, and gulls were losing their goddamn minds, she’d be overwhelmed by the swarm.
  — Vulture, 24 Feb. 2023
• Some of the birds included in the drop off include warblers, blackbirds, starlings, robins, and sparrows.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• Across ecosystems, grassland birds — a group that includes sparrows and meadowlarks — were hit the hardest, the researchers said.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 28 May 2024