skylark
Americannoun
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skylarks
plural
verb (used without object)
noun
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an Old World lark, Alauda arvensis, noted for singing while hovering at a great height
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any of various Australian larks
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A conservator uncovers the shard, which bears an intense blue figure of a skylark — evidence, at least to the reader, that Alouette’s recipe endured, and a symbol of how both she and Sasha escaped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Birds like the meadow pipit and skylark use the heather for nesting, and it is also a source of food for the red grouse.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2022
Thought for Today: “Who will give me back those days when life had wings and flew just like a skylark in the sky.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
Many bird species have also been observed on the site, including the curlew, wigeon, skylark, warbler, ringed plover, and whinchat.
From The Verge ● Jan. 16, 2018
Frederick whispers that in the spring, he hopes to find skylark nests in the grasses outside the school walls.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
"The ground nesting birds, like the skylarks and the meadow pipits, the wrens and stonechats, they'll have lost their nests and eggs."
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
Grasshoppers, sand lizards, nightingales, and skylarks that are declining or threatened elsewhere have been found thriving in the city’s green spaces.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 2, 2022
Two skylarks sing and flit above his hat.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2019
As kites and skylarks fly above his fields, Cherry says he first became interested in conservation agriculture – or no-till farming – after speaking to others who were trying it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2019
“Darling,” he said, “the skylarks are singing and a new dawn is here.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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