How to Use shrike in a Sentence

shrike

noun
  • These shrikes are smaller than robins but have large, blocky heads, hence the name loggerhead.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Since 2010, biologists have only found shrikes in three to eight locations each year in the state.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • From a purple-pod terminalia tree a crimson-breasted shrike pontificated at us.
    — AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to flycatchers, shrikes and some owls, bird species commonly trapped include bluebirds, woodpeckers, sparrows, and kestrels.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The birds are part of a large genomic study to determine how shrikes in Indiana are genetically related to other populations.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At the turn of the 21st century, DNR researchers found shrikes in 58 locations across the state during their annual survey.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Loggerhead shrikes are typically found in smaller farms in southern Indiana in areas around Orange County, Bordenkecher said.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025

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