ducks
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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On the Chesapeake Bay, market hunters favored punt guns—cannons weighing up to 200 pounds, with barrels made from boiler pipe—that could bring down 100 ducks with one shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Pete Short, the reserve's manager, said the ducks and geese were relaxed around her in the water because they know she is "not in a position to attack them".
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Guests enter past rows of hanging Peking ducks and through velvet ropes into a dark, buzzing dining room.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
He showed a barren creekbed filled with cobbles, then a green wetland filled with ducks.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
The door slowly opens, and a tall, thin person ducks inside.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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