ducks
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The pumps are blowing air in the water to kill the algae with oxygen; the only ducks I saw were lined up at the edge, refusing to jump in even when approached by photographers.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026
Winfield abuts Regents Park, which is picturesque, has ducks and is clearly urban.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Would O'Neill, Desmond wondered, hold the fort for a few weeks while Celtic got their ducks in a row with a permanent successor.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Like little ducks, the girls mimicked my every move until we were all standing in front of the virgin’s altar, crossing ourselves, one right after the other.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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