horned owl
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The bird, whose head was peeping out, was a great horned owl, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025
Then a great horned owl appeared on my screen, again with a red dot.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
As a young kid in Michigan, he’d found an abandoned great horned owl and raised it in his bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Most uncharacteristic line: "I miss you so much Tatochka — I'm as lonely as a horned owl."
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2022
Nearby he heard the hoot of a great horned owl and the incessant chirp of crickets.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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