Example Sentences

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Ron’s tiny owl was twittering madly on the top of the icicleladen banisters, a scroll of parchment tied to his leg.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

She was twittering a little, dancing from foot to foot.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

Away up in the boughs of a camphor tree a little tailor-bird was twittering.

From The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

A jolly little robin was twittering in a bush, enjoying himself no end; his bright red breast reminded me of the holly I had stuck over Father’s mantelpiece, and I began to feel sad again.

From The Fairies and the Christmas Child by Gask, Lilian

But as they crossed the ravine they heard the tinkle of bells, and a procession of goats tripped by them, following a boy who was twittering upon a flute.

From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson