seagull
noun
a gull, especially any of the marine species.
seagulls
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pluralof seagull.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Landfills sometimes hire falconers to keep seagulls from carrying trash away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Above the river, the seagulls kept on the wing as long as they could, hoping the turbulence would bring them a good find”—not unlike these characters, struggling to hang on through uncertain weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
It owes nothing to Chekhov — though there are seagulls — but much to a classically Russian sense of humor and a Chaplinesque ingenuity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Strikes have led to rubbish piling up, with uncollected waste several feet high in some streets in the first few months, amid complaints of rats, foxes and seagulls tearing open plastic bags.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Plastic tables and chairs are overthrown, trash all around, being picked at by seagulls.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
