geese
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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She heard music everywhere: a spoon banging against a cooking pot, the honking of geese overheard, the creak and slam of a screen door.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026
Not far from the school is a marshy wetland, where ducks, geese and migrating birds come to rest and relax, a smorgasbord for a pair of eagles and their young.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
Instead, the main agents of colonization appear to be gulls, geese, and shorebirds, which carried seeds in their digestive systems or droppings.
From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025
Waterbirds such as geese and ducks carry avian flu viruses, and can infect commercial poultry as they migrate past their farms.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
The hairs on my neck were permanently at attention and the goose bumps on my arms and legs were big enough to hatch into actual geese.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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