How to Use sanderling in a Sentence

sanderling

noun
  • Shorebirds such as sanderlings and plovers are down by about one-third, the team says.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 2019-09-19
  • Shorebirds such as sanderlings and plovers are down by about one-third, according to the study.
    Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 2019-09-19
  • Only a quarter of the average sanderling populations were accounted for, and those individuals were in bad shape.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 2019-10-16

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