Example Sentences

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Food writing as politically incorrect and unabashedly chauvinistic is as rare these days as, say, the roasted woodcocks Liebling seems to have eaten by the dozen.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2017

There are dozens of Scolopacidae species spanning the globe, and while close to two dozen have "sandpiper" in their names, many more don't: godwits, woodcocks, stints, knots, yellowlegs, etc.

From The Verge • Jun. 26, 2016

The Mighty Merlins knew from their reconnaissance that woodcocks started vocalizing about 4:30 a.m.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2016

In fact, it has a strong and growing following among experienced bird hunters who go after quail, doves, woodcocks, grouse and snipe.

From Time Magazine Archive

We traverse fields and forests, walk through barren lands where quails and woodcocks fly up at our feet, and, after twelve miles of bushwhacking, enter the Plattekill State Forest.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George