vultures
- plural of vulture.
Example Sentences
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Vultures have suffered “the fastest collapse of any group of birds on earth,” Mr. Weidensaul writes, “second only to the extinction of the passenger pigeon in terms of the sheer numbers of individuals lost.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Vultures circle over the town of Huehuetla in the central state of Hidalgo, which, along with Puebla to the south and Veracruz in the east, bore the brunt of days of torrential rains.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
Vultures thus fulfil an important ecological role by cleaning landscapes of carrion and containing the spread of wildlife diseases.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024
Despite that, the star returned to the top of the US charts earlier this year both with the hit single Carnival, and its parent album Vultures.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024
Vultures, wheeling silently above him, were the only living things as far as he could see.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
