Example Sentences

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But is lab-grown meat really likely to put mammoths, dodos and other exotica on the menu?

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2023

Dr. Malcolm pointed into the corner at the dodos, who were pecking intently at bits of barbed wire and pieces of wood, crying, “Doo! Doo!” in what sounded like great excitement.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

She asks what’s the difference between “a tomb and a museum” with taxidermized dodos.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Perhaps I should have anticipated it; the dodos and their airport would turn out to be just one more scheme.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2020

“Baby dodos smell just like chickens. It is a remarkable coincidence.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood