swifts
- plural of swift.
Example Sentences
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Others have raised environmental concerns over colonies of common swifts nesting in the park.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Campaigners have said nesting swifts may have been displaced after part of a building was demolished in Dorking, after building work scheduled for autumn started during migration season.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Before the study, it was uncertain if swifts even had vocal folds.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Some of the houses include solar slate roofs and built-in bird boxes to attract swifts.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2023
Telkies, swifts, nymphs, greenys, stone- skins—all of them terrible to watch.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
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