sparrow
noun
any of numerous American finches of the family Emberizinae.
sparrow-like
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a word derived from
sparrow.
Example Sentences
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Reader or not, Waters’ sparrow-like style of dipping and hopping is, in Byers’ view, one of the great joys of library ownership.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
The McGill women’s teams have been called the Martlets, a sparrow-like mythical bird that cannot land because it does not have feet, since 1976.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2019
Each diner was presented with a sizzling roasted ortolan, a sparrow-like bird the size of a lemon.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2016
“It would have been a big deal,” Caruana, a sparrow-like, bespectacled young man, quietly confessed over coffee this week, after winning the U.S.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 28, 2016
These sparrow-like birds are 6.5 inches long and have a black crown, cheeks and throat, and chestnut band on nape.
From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
