Example Sentences

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A mother mallard with her six little ducklings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Bertsch, of Irvine, gathered some ducklings from a community pool near Morena and Segura and put them in a box, according to an Irvine Police Department news release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It’s to the Moscow mallard and her ducklings I head to find out what Russians think of America and of the US election.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

It started about 9 a.m. when someone saw some ducklings slip down a storm drain outside the Pasco School District administration office.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

When I was small, she’d read stories to me about talking bears and magic wardrobes and take me over to the pond in the park to show me the ducklings.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd