How to Use emu in a Sentence

emu

noun
  • Lemu the emu is stretching his legs freely for the first time in his life.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • The emu had a minor scratch on its neck, the source of which was unknown.
    — Fox News, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Those working to find the emu spent nearly an hour searching for it through the woods.
    — Fox News, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Emmanuel does not seem to feel the same way about the other emu on the farm, Ellen.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 16 July 2022
  • So far, at least one emu has been injured in the Border Fire.
    — National Geographic, 21 June 2016
  • An emu holds lemonade, a koala rides a bike, and a crocodile suns himself.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
  • The emu is suffering from nerve damage in his right leg and foot, Blake said.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 16 Oct. 2022
  • People rushed to rescue dozens of horses, donkeys, goats, a pig and an emu.
    — Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Emmanuel Todd Lopez the emu is on the mend after catching a virus.
    — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The emu is one of the closest animals to a dinosaur on the Earth today.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 June 2020
  • Ostriches are the fastest when compared with other birds on land like an emu or a roadrunner.
    — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Eventually, someone had the idea to play emu noises from their phone to try to attract the bird.
    — Fox News, 16 Oct. 2019
  • But the eventual animal death toll was three foxes, five alpacas and an emu.
    — Kevin McGill, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2018
  • The police department tweeted a plea to is followers to help find the owners of the emu.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
  • That brings us to the other emu, who is mired in a far more complicated tale of digital clout and infamy.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Stahl asked Holland if the need for protection might come into play, such as with the goose and her emu bodyguard?
    — CBS News, 3 July 2022
  • The emu is the second-largest bird in the world, behind only the ostrich, and can weigh up to 120 pounds.
    — Fox News, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Emus are known to be particularly sensitive to this virus, yet the zoo’s emu flock showed no signs of sickness.
    — Popular Science, 20 May 2020
  • But on Wednesday in Alabama both a kangaroo and an emu were found.
    — Ike Morgan | [email protected], al, 4 Mar. 2021
  • But Saturday, Blake suggested fans of the beloved emu may have less to worry about.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Cooley and Wilson cast the sculpture in resin, painted it by hand and added real feathers that came from an emu.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Palm wine goes by many names, among them emu, tombo and palmy, and often plays a role in Igbo and Yoruba weddings.
    — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
  • That the emu has so many of these genes excites Whittaker, because this bird sits near the base of the bird family tree.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 7 July 2021
  • The emu, native to Australia and the second-largest bird on Earth after the ostrich, cannot fly.
    — Cynthia Drescher, CNT, 11 July 2017
  • Three foxes, five alpacas and an emu died as a result of attacks by the 3-year-old jaguar named Valerio.
    — Kevin McGill, The Seattle Times, 17 July 2018
  • In the rural areas, where at least two ranch houses burned, people rushed to rescue dozens of horses, donkeys, goats, a pig and even an emu.
    — Robert Jablon, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Oct. 2019
  • At the Denver Zoo, staffers would spend extra time keeping an emu or a giraffe company.
    — Cassandre Coyer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Henry enjoyed all of the farm animals, especially the baby goats and the emu named Mu.
    — Janet Kusterer, baltimoresun.com, 28 May 2021
  • The emu has suffered nerve damage to its legs, Blake wrote in a social media update on Saturday.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2022
  • In a statement shared by the zoo, officials confirmed that a 21-year-old female emu named Adam died during the storm.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

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