How to Use puffin in a Sentence

puffin

noun
  • About two-thirds of the puffins fledged chicks last year, Lyons said.
    — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Lounge by the pool, visit the spa, or look out for whales and puffins.
    — Meena Thiruvengadam, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Whales, puffins, lynx and moose also find places to bed down for the night.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2019
  • One of my favorite recipes to use for jam is called the puffin jam.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • Book a cruise on the harbor cruises or one to spot whales and puffins.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 18 May 2017
  • Keep an eye out for puffins, sea otters, and humpback whales.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Keep an eye out for puffins, sea otters, and humpback whales.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
  • No one lives there anymore, aside from gannets and puffins.
    — Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Keep watch for whales or, often just as thrilling, puffins speeding by.
    — Jenna Schnuer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2018
  • The one-of-a-kind pup is the only dog bred to hunt puffins, a small seabird species.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That would have given me more hope about the puffins’ long-term survival.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
  • By now, the puffins had vacated the area, and gulls swarmed the sea caves.
    — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • At the puffin colony, the whish-whish sound of thousands of birds filled the air.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2019
  • As excellent swimmers, puffins spend most of their lives at sea.
    — Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Seabirds like puffins, fulmars and guillemots nest on the rocky cliffs of the islands.
    — Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Donny, the puffin-tour boat captain, brought her back.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Viewers can see puffins in the summer and gray seals in the winter, the website states.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • On the rocky, windswept coast of Iceland, the puffins are returning.
    — Helen Czerski, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2017
  • Guests can stay for the night, camp or try puffin at the restaurant of this quirky country hotel.
    — Katie Lockhart, CNN, 26 July 2022
  • Cool down by dipping your feet in the chilly waters, and be sure to keep an eye out for puffins nesting on the cliffs above.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024
  • That appears to be what has happened with puffins in the remote Pribolofs.
    — Paul Melovidov, National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2016
  • Photographers flock to the island for pictures of the puffins, who nest there each year.
    — Katherine Lam, Fox News, 31 July 2018
  • But this was the first puffin in the station's 44-year history.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The little one could be seen dressed as a puffin, wearing a fuzzy onesie in the shape of the animal.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This makes the puffin’s wintering grounds all the more important.
    — Robert F. Bukaty, National Geographic, 19 Feb. 2016
  • There’s adopt-a-highway to keep roadways clean, adopt-a-rainforest, adopt-a-puffin and dozens more.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Still, the fifty year effort that helped puffins rebound in Maine is cause for celebration.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Foula is home to some of Britain’s highest cliffs, a large puffin colony, no shops and around 30 people.
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The spring also marks the start of the puffin season, with many of these adorable birds returning to the coastlines to breed.
    — James Barrett, Redbook, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The coast is also home to seals, dolphins, puffins, and a variety of marine life like crabs, mussels, and urchins.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024

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