How to Use woodcock in a Sentence

woodcock

noun
  • Even woodcocks, drawn to flower beds and patches of grass and trees, can suffer the same fate.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Lug soles excel on hillsides while rubber boots are good in wet woodcock lowlands.
    — Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 2 June 2020
  • Dove, woodcock, gallinule, moorhen, rails and snipe are commonly consumed.
    — Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Dove, woodcock, gallinule, moorhen, rails and snipe are commonly consumed.
    — Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In the past, woodcock were abundant because there was plenty of young forest.
    — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The woodcock lies quietly on the sidewalk, paralyzed, its neck snapped in two.
    — Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • American woodcocks also tend to wind up in residential yards this time of year.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 20 Apr. 2018
  • In the spring and the fall, the American woodcock often makes an appearance.
    — Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • The walk, which made the woodcock a viral hit on social media, consists of the bird shimmying and bobbing its head.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Some woodcock lovers describe it as a mating dance, but scientists who study them have different theories.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • These should make great carrying guns for thick-cover woodcock and quail hunters who need to keep one hand free for fending off brush, and who need a gun that handles quickly.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The property has a 10-acre easement and offers frequent sightings this time of year of bluebirds and woodcocks.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Miss Lusk’s woodcock sandwich mixed strained tomatoes and melted cheese, added raw eggs, and slathered the paste between layers of bread (or biscuits).
    — Smithsonian, 4 Nov. 2017
  • The woodcock, also known as the timberdoodle, can be spotted on the ground beneath shrubbery, doing a groovy little dance.
    — Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • Among the most tempting-sounding is the omelet Brillat-Savarin, stuffed with diced woodcock and black truffles and surrounded by a strong game gravy.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The woodcock's courtship display is another sensation.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • While the grouse, woodcock and deer always have been plentiful, enjoying down time, time around the campfire, and family and friends makes the cabin special.
    — Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
  • American woodcocks came to New York City looking to strut their stuff, and New Yorkers fell in love.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This restoration has also improved habitat for virtually all game species, including woodcock, deer and turkey.
    — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Reports of woodcock sightings from around the city started piling in after the snowstorm, according to people who track the bird populations in the city.
    — Eli Rosenberg, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017
  • The last flights of woodcock were trickling through the Wisconsin north country, the flaming brilliance of a few weeks earlier having faded to somber gray.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The woodcocks in Manhattan will likely continue migrating north in the middle of April.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Grouse, pheasant, woodcock, wood duck, goose, mallard, rabbit, deer, bear, moose, fox, opossum—all and more have contributed ingredients to fishing flies over the years.
    — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2020
  • An American woodcock was spotted in a small park surrounded by Manhattan skyscrapers.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • Higginbotham plans to drop fluorescent yellow liquid into the woodcock’s eyes, which will highlight any scratches.
    — Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Other events throughout the day include kid-friendly Easter stories, live birds of prey, a bluebird box workshop and an American woodcock sky dance.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
  • An American woodcock was spotted at the Alewife Reservation in Cambridge.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The eastern third of the state usually holds a surprisingly robust wintering population of woodcock.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
  • An announcement from the agency’s fish and wildlife division explained that the development was meant to create a habitat for the American woodcock, a game bird.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • In northern Michigan's Benzie County, woodcock hunters will find plenty of public land with the spectacular fall colors in full bloom.
    — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2017

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