How to Use springer in a Sentence

springer

noun
  • Fishing is slow, but some late springers are being caught near the Willows and Elephant Rock.
    By Roger George and Dave Hurley, sacbee.com, 6 June 2017
  • March is typically the kickoff of springer season on the lower Rogue.
    Bee Staff, sacbee, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Swinton’s springer spaniel Rosie (one of her four) was an inspiration.
    Jake Coyle, The Seattle Times, 23 June 2017
  • But, sometimes, you’ll be stopped by a friendly face reminiscing about his or her favorite dog—who just happened to be a springer, too.
    Patricia Weigel Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2017
  • April 7 marks the close of the early springer season on the lower Columbia, where upriver fish are beginning to move toward Bonneville Dam.
    Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • At least some tougher-than-usual restrictions may be in store for salmon fishing from Longview downriver because of a poor forecast for Cowlitz River springers.
    Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Springer follows the heartbreaking journeys and appalling hardship of several refugees, German and Polish.
    Weston Williams, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2017
  • An English springer spaniel named Timothy, his head covered by a gold sheath to keep his ears clean, eyed a standard poodle urinating near a red plastic hydrant planted amid pine and aspen shavings.
    The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Upriver springers will darken significantly, especially around the chin and head.
    Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018

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