seagull
noun
a gull, especially any of the marine species.
sea gull
-
a variation of
seagull.
Example Sentences
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A sea gull wandered onto the golf course at the Players Championship in Florida in 1998.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
The ball bounced off the rim, hitting the blue-painted outdoor court at Venice Beach, just missing a sea gull.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2020
Some live nowhere near the sea, which makes birders and ornithologists allergic to the common term sea gull, although renegade friends of common language have called this attitude “birdsplaining.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
With no culling plans in the works, Manzia said she has repeatedly explained to city officials they need to clean the city and improve Roman behavior if they want to reduce the sea gull population.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2018
There was a picture of a storm on the ocean and a sea gull being dashed through the air by the wind.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
