How to Use duckbill in a Sentence

duckbill

noun
  • Chin agrees that the duckbills may not have hunted the animals.
    — USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Wrinkles preserved over the ribcage suggest the skin of this duckbill was thin, the release said.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Life-size apples hung on hats of red felt; daisies were wrapped around plaid duckbills, and a pixie cap of straw was molded into fruit shapes.
    — Vogue, 13 Aug. 2018
  • The biggest difference is the roofline, which now extends to the rear of the car and tapers into a duckbill spoiler.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Together, the foot and footprint generated the first complete view of a duckbill’s fleshy foot.
    — Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The only duckbill alive at this time was Edmontosaurus annectens, the likely track-maker.
    — Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Some 75 million years ago, a duckbill did its business and, unwittingly, its bit for science.
    — USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The digital artists joined the team to reconstruct the fleshy appearance and movement of the duckbill, walking on soft mud near the very end of the dinosaur era.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Although these sculptural lamps are sold at retailers throughout the country today, the duckbill light originated in France decades ago.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The very real-looking skin, spikes and hooves of our duckbill are actually a mask of clay, a thin layer applied to the outside that captured all of the original form and texture of the fleshy body surface.
    — Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Though some duckbill dinosaurs could reach up to 15 meters long, experts say that Ajnabia was comparatively tiny, measuring the size of a pony at three meters.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Fossils of duckbill dinosaurs are so common in North America that paleontologists often just ignore them.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The distinguishing duckbill shape is credited to Serge Mouille, a Parisian designer who worked as a silversmith before pivoting to lighting design.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The duckbill does its job as an umbrella for your face, while the insulated crown (made from Patagonia’s R1 fleece, which is amazing at regulating temperature) and flip-down earflaps keep your noggin warm.
    — Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The Carter County Museum about 70 miles away was the first facility in Montana to display dinosaurs and exhibits a nearly complete duckbill dinosaur and a full triceratops skull.
    — Seaborn Larson, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2017

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