How to Use flamingo in a Sentence

flamingo

noun
  • Pogu chased but never quite caught the guy dressed as a flamingo.
    — Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, 8 May 2017
  • Kool, the bassist, wore a patterned shirt in shades of flamingo.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 18 June 2018
  • Stretches of salt flats lined its shores, where flamingos perched.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The flamingo gives up its search, unfurls its pale pink wings and flies.
    — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
  • There is a pink flamingo on top of the sandwich and it's served with fries.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2023
  • Move over, pink yard flamingos and garden gnomes—the porch goose is back.
    — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
  • The night spun out like a fever dream of feathers, fluffy tulle, and flamingos.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 May 2019
  • Iguanas and flamingos meet frozen ponds.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a slide, a cute flamingo and monkey, a ring toss game, and five balls.
    — Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • These flamingos can live up to 30 years and can get up to 5 feet tall.
    — cincinnati.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The cheeky flamingo pattern will add some pop to your patio style.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Lesser flamingos are one of six flamingo species found around the world.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
  • Near a fence, strollers pause as chubby fingers point at the flamingos.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But some birds in warmer climates, like flamingos, also adopt the pose.
    — New York Times, 1 June 2018
  • And of course there are the namesake pink flamingos to watch while snacking at the cafe.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There are pictures of flamingos in the main office, and the staff wears pink shirts.
    — Madeline Ziecker, Marie Claire, 11 Feb. 2016
  • The flamingo flower, as it's sometimes called, can last up to eight weeks.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 July 2022
  • This flamingo drink holder is great for keeping your drink handy in the pool, hot tub, or lake.
    — Maureen Farrar, Outside Online, 9 June 2022
  • When the flamingo starts flapping his wings, children start to flap their arms, and so do grown-ups.
    — National Geographic, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The nap box user will sleep in the pod like a flamingo, standing upright.
    — Fortune, 15 July 2022
  • The author then closed out the carousel with a snap of several flamingos.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • On a recent weekday, tourists lined up to take selfies in front of the flamingo pond.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
  • The flamingos all gathered in a circle around their chicks and their eggs to protect them.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Every morning, staffers open the gates and let the flamingos hang out with people.
    — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2019
  • Pink flamingo, garden gnome, or Pampas grass in the front lawn.
    — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2024
  • Plastic yard flamingos add a touch of whimsy to this garden.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Some came in costume, or even with flamingo or unicorn inner tubes.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The hotel even had its own flock of pink flamingos in the 1960s.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 June 2018
  • Bills backing the flamingo and the scrub jay have been proposed in recent years but have not passed.
    — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The officers didn't use spike strips to puncture the flamingo.
    — Angel Jennings, latimes.com, 19 Mar. 2018

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