cuckoos
- plural of cuckoo.
Example Sentences
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Cuckoos spend their summer in the UK, arriving in April when they can be heard making their distinctive call.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023
Cuckoos that summer in Europe also head to Africa to avoid the winter.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2016
Think “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” when Randle McMurphy just wants to watch the World Series: “Which one of you nuts has got any guts?”
From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2015
Based on John Wyndham’s novel The Midwich Cuckoos, this creepy sci-fi cult classic is an homage to the terrifying power of uniform style.
From Slate • May 14, 2015
Cuckoos perch frequently, too, on those solitary upright stones which here and there stand in the midst of the fields.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard
