OSTRICH in a Sentence
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Example sentences for OSTRICH, such as:
1. The ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.
2. And, curled about the brim of this confection was the perkiest of green ostrich plumes.
2. And, curled about the brim of this confection was the perkiest of green ostrich plumes.
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Meanings and Examples of OSTRICH
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ostrich
n. fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
n. a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
Classic Sentence:
1 And, curled about the brim of this confection was the perkiest of green ostrich plumes.
2 He bolts down all events, all creeds, and beliefs, and persuasions, all hard things visible and invisible, never mind how knobby; as an ostrich of potent digestion gobbles down bullets and gun flints.
3 "All right," said Marija, reaching for her hat, which was big enough to be a drum major's, and full of ostrich feathers.
4 She has a hat with three ostrich feathers, orange, sky-blue, and red.
5 The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions.
Example Sentence:
1 The ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.