How to Use owlet in a Sentence

owlet

noun
  • With luck, in a few months, the screams of their hungry owlets will pierce the night air.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In one case an owlet landed on the house's deck as four adults sat outside in the evening.
    — Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 Jan. 2021
  • That owlet is still doing well and being fed by its trio of parents.
    — Saryn Chorney, ajc, 3 May 2018
  • Meanwhile, the owlets are growing up and starting to find their wings.
    — Saryn Chorney, ajc, 3 May 2018
  • The mother owl didn't have to wait for her release to start caring for owlets again.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a lot of nuzzling, with the mother rubbing her beak over the owlet’s head.
    — David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The woodpecker moved on, and the owlet fledged with its two siblings about an hour later.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Two brother owlets and a female in a separate nest had each lost one of their parents.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Owls are opportunistic hunters that sometimes eat insects or feed them to owlets.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Owls are opportunistic hunters that sometimes eat insects or feed them to owlets.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Usually, Loncar said, the owls in her backyard are skittish, but this owlet was slow.
    — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The little owlet was definitely startled, and didn't seem to know what to make of the intruder.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Veterinarian Kevin Smyth said the owlet appears to be about three weeks old.
    — Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2018
  • Wallace’s owlet is named after a naturalist who frequently used the n-word in his writings.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Those tuning in can watch Athena incubate early in the morning and, after hatching, feed her owlets.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • For several weeks, the owlet would return to Gillard’s home to feed from the roof, where the young Michigander had left food.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • The Birds of Prey Foundation could not be reached for information on the owlet’s status.
    — Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The owlet also returned to two adorable siblings, who were also seen snuggled in the nest in photos shared by the LAFD.
    — Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Unable to find the owlet's nest near the cement stairway, rescuers brought the baby bird to Raven Ridge for care, since the animal was too young to live on its own.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • One of the six never hatched and one owlet died May 27, due combination of factors that may be partly related to the ongoing drought, officials said.
    — Mark Price june 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
  • The study was sparked by the high-profile deaths of three beloved Lincoln Park owls — mom, dad and owlet — who made their home near North Pond and died in rapid succession last April and May.
    — Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

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