How to Use owl in a Sentence

owl

noun
  • Who wants to build homes for an owl?
    — Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The owl has been with me for 26 years.
    — Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Many owl species, like the barn owl, weigh less than two pounds.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
  • But its eyes faced to the side rather than the front like an owl.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Mar. 2020
  • The top half of the owl’s head stuck up above the nest of sticks.
    — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The owl surfed out across the rising night.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then all three owls died in the course of a single month.
    — Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Now the tiny owl has to heal and is in a wrap for the time being.
    — Breana Pitts, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Are there owls or hawks in the area that would be tempted by a small dog?
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Watch videos of real owls, and record your own calls to judge their sound.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, and the owl mascot's name is Hootie.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But my owl is looking very sad at the moment.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The whit and the whoo are from different owls.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Now's as good a time as any to play peek-a-boo with this cute baby owl.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The owl tells him to sing and play his rattle in the morning.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2021
  • That in turn leads to larger numbers of eggs laid by the owls.
    — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Retire to your room and listen for owls.
    — Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In the half dark of High Wood, the owl hoots around my path.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • During this time, the owls are still under parental care.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • They’re comforted by the hoots of owls and snorts of pig frogs.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then, toward the end of the video, Lamar stares at a caged owl.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • The owl has just dived in and hit the guy — who is terrified of birds.
    — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Once removed from the tight spot, the owl flies away into the night.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • Still, with apologies to the owls, this show is strictly for the birds.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 29 Oct. 2019
  • The video shows the third time that the owl hit the window, Auger says.
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • But when fall arrives, the boy must go to school, and the owl must migrate.
    — New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • Milky eagle owls are the largest type of owl in Africa and are fierce hunters.
    — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2021

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