How to Use golden eagle in a Sentence

golden eagle

noun
  • On the cone's tip, there's a golden eagle with open wings -- a flag's finial.
    — Cassandra Santiago and Melissa Gray, CNN, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The golden eagle is my favorite bird of prey, the fiercest hunter in the sky.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Look out for otters, pine martens and golden eagles.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Then, there's the wildlife — bison, bighorn sheep, and golden eagles, to name a few.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Then, there's the wildlife—bison, bighorn sheep, and golden eagles, to name a few.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Anyone who captures or kills a bald or golden eagle can face hefty fines and jail time.
    — Madeline Farber, Fox News, 22 May 2018
  • In her care was a kestrel, peregrine falcon, barn owl, bald and golden eagle.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
  • Whereas a wind farm that will kill golden eagles is tangible, easy to grasp.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • More than 300 species have been spotted here, from egrets and herons to grebes and golden eagles.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2018
  • Windmills are the greatest threat in the US to both bald and golden eagles.
    — Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
  • During the winter months, golden eagles and bald eagles are seen around the cavern area too.
    — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • With the exception of golden eagles and golden wolves, sand cats aren't preyed upon.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • They are branded with a golden eagle holding a TrumpRx ribbon in its talons.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Big bluestem and switchgrass reach their 10-foot peaks in the fall and winter, as bald and golden eagles glide overhead.
    — Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
  • The golden eagle, a cousin of the bald eagle, is one of the largest birds in North America.
    — Alexa Díaz, latimes.com, 26 June 2019
  • This has been the worst season for nestling survival rates of the golden eagle that Slater has seen in at least 40 years.
    — Amy Joi O'Donoghue, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Sitting on perches close to the ger were two magnificent golden eagles.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But in the 1950s, Baldy was also a live golden eagle and lived on campus in a cage.
    — Yvette Orozco Staff Writer, Houston Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The golden eagle and four ravens were found dead southwest of Wamsutter in 2016.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2020
  • In another clip, the mother and daughter duo held out their arms for an even larger bird, which appears to be a golden eagle.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The men also face more than a dozen counts of trafficking bald and golden eagles, and one count of conspiracy, court records show.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Gunnison features wildlife from mule deer, elk and golden eagles to rocky mountain bighorn sheep and mountain lions.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • Snow leopards prowl remote ridge lines while the eagle hunters maintain a centuries-old bond with golden eagles below.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Zeus had a giant golden eagle named Aetos Dios as a companion.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The golden eagle became Utah's official state bird of prey on Wednesday.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022
  • European bison, golden eagles, lynx and elk inhabit the area.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The remains of a rhino and a golden eagle were found in Empress Dowager Bo’s tomb.
    — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Some had Trumpian golden eagles atop the roofs, and a flimsy triumphal arch stood at the center beside the Ferris wheel.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
  • Overhead, griffon vultures and golden eagles circle the Alpine peaks, where rare ibex and pudgy marmots scurry among brown bears and wolves.
    — National Geographic, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Birds, from large raptors such as turkey vultures and golden eagles, to songbirds such as warblers, also feed off a mountain lion’s kill.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026

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