gannets
- plural of gannet.
Example Sentences
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The largest number expected to be killed are kittiwakes followed by gannets and herring gulls.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
Most people get upset and angry at the sight of gannets sitting on nests of nylon ropes, and whales drifting ashore with their stomachs full of plastic.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
The paper documented the population collapses in seabird communities around the world, from kittiwakes in the North Sea to murres in the Gulf of Alaska to gannets and penguins off the coast of Namibia.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
Dozens of different species of wild birds were hit, including golden eagles, buzzards, herring gulls and gannets.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2023
As we went down, the cliffs in back of us rose higher and higher, and the gannets and kestrels wheeled and dipped.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
