Example Sentences
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The victims: Banksias, wattles, gum trees, and more.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
“It’s realism on top, see,” he says as he shows off the ceramic lid with a perfect, proud chicken head, the comb, the wattles, the puffed breast.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2019
Payo’s red comb and wattles shake as he jerks his head around like a robot and stares at his visitors.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2018
To mitigate erosion and mudslide concerns, the county has added straw wattles to tributaries and K-rails to road shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2018
Nels Gudmundsson began to pull, once again, at the wattles of skin at his throat.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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