FINCH in a Sentence

Learn FINCH from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

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1. This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.
2. The house finch is detailed including nesting information, incubation time, egg identification along with picture and description.

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 Meanings and Examples of FINCH
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finch
 n.  any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
Classic Sentence:
1  In a neighbouring brake a finch was trying to sing; but the wind blew under his feathers till they stood on end, twisted round his little tail, and made him give up his song.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 6 Yeobright Goes, and the Breach Is Complete
2  The ring-dove found his hemp-seed, the chaffinch found his millet, the goldfinch found chickweed, the red-breast found worms, the green finch found flies, the fly found infusoriae, the bee found flowers.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVI—HOW FROM A BROTHER ONE BECOMES A FATHER
Example Sentence:
1  The house finch is detailed including nesting information, incubation time, egg identification along with picture and description.
2  This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.