How to Use seagull in a Sentence

seagull

noun
  • If a seagull flies over the sea, what flies over the bay?
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The air carries a strong whiff of fish and chips and the threat of seagull splatter.
    — Eamon Lynch, azcentral, 15 July 2019
  • Then again, the seagulls and pigeons didn’t seem to mind.
    — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2019
  • This one might be tougher to solve than the goose and seagull problem.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Gulf breezes are a given here, as are the sounds of seagulls and the surf coming in.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • Or in spring, where there was this great fuzz of pink sea thrift, and the call the seagulls was just amazing.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
  • The seagull problems start when fans begin to leave the game.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 5 July 2019
  • Someone had just brought in a seagull that had been hit by a car.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • Just be wary of hungry seagulls, who might swoop in for a bite of your food.
    — Joshua Mandell, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The sea was frothy and infinite and blue-green beneath the span of a seagull’s wing.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Scallops of white surf surged against the pocked foot of a rock covered in seagulls.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The Switchblade 300 is a drone the size of a seagull that takes two minutes to prepare for flight.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Do the sharks, the seagulls, and the huge fish represent the Holy Trinity?
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Along the way, predators such as seagulls, crabs and raccoons will snatch them off the beach.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • The seagull appears to poke the garment around with its beak a few times before the clip ends.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • Herbs to start from seed: Sorrel Geese, seagulls, thrushes: This is the week the geese come back.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • As a result, his line wrapped around one of the seagulls that had pointed out to him the location of the fish.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 22 June 2017
  • The sound of lapping waves and the call of seagulls mixed with a steady whirring of the port’s machinery as rain began to fall.
    — Rachel Chason and Chloe Sharrock, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • In some portions away from the shore, seagulls are able to stand with just their feet getting wet.
    — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Two seagulls rode the air with outstretched wings, rocking side to side.
    — Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • Luckily, the seagull quickly flew out of Holman's face, and the girls enjoyed the rest of the ride.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
  • This isn't the first time a seagull in England has had a run in with Indian food.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 8 July 2019
  • Seagulls circled the smokestack and a gentle swell from the last storm gently rolled the ship.
    — Porter Fox, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2016
  • The department says the suspect emptied the bag of popcorn to lure a group of seagulls, then ran over the birds.
    — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Whether or not the city of Bath needs another seagull is a point of contention.
    — National Geographic, 1 June 2017
  • One of Chavez’s clients is a landfill that is often swarmed by seagulls.
    — Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Sightings of seagulls have been made as well as thrushes and robins.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The pitchers prevent runs, the fans go home cold and happy and the seagulls eat their weight in garlic fries.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Some seagulls are getting a front-row view of the action much to the delight of the internet.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
  • The Cratchits’ Christmas feast won’t be a small turkey but a seagull and driftwood.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021

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