Example Sentences

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It owes nothing to Chekhov — though there are seagulls — but much to a classically Russian sense of humor and a Chaplinesque ingenuity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

She ignores the bevy of curious seagulls who follow her around, preferring to pretend they’re not there at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

They tend to multiply in the lower respiratory tract, and in their usual hosts, such as ducks and seagulls, they often infect the gut.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025

A spat over seagulls, of all things, and whether the government would postpone a planned summit or make a statement in the chamber about it, precipitated some sharp exchanges between Hepburn and Ross.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

The wonderful seagulls had flown right through it and had come out safely on the other side.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl