HUMMINGBIRD in a Sentence

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Honey was a shrill- voiced sparrow and Scarlett a gleaming hummingbird.

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 Meanings and Examples of HUMMINGBIRD
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hummingbird
 n.  tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
Classic Sentence:
1  Honey was a shrill- voiced sparrow and Scarlett a gleaming hummingbird.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  Teta Elzbieta is all in a flutter, like a hummingbird; her sisters, too, keep running up behind her, whispering, breathless.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
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