How to Use ostrich in a Sentence

ostrich

noun

• At a glance, the dinosaur looks like an ostrich with a long tail and clawed hands.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
• Scot gave me a range for another ostrich, and that bird dropped as well.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 17 Dec. 2019
• Emus are one of the largest birds in the world, second only to the ostrich.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
• Emus are the second-largest birds in the world by height behind the ostrich.
  — USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2019
• Full-quill ostrich has a unique texture, known for being durable yet soft.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
• At more than three pounds, a single ostrich egg weighs as much as two dozen chicken eggs.
  — National Geographic, 15 May 2018
• The ostrich shells may have even been used as early water bottles.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Apr. 2021
• As the title suggests, there is an ostrich featured in the short.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Jan. 2023
• The skirt and dress are covered with crystals arranged to look like ostrich plumes.
  — Sarah Spelling, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2021
• There’s a hippo on the subway and a chic ostrich crossing the road in a beret and tall boots.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017
• Most are tourist follies or serve as the backdrop for weddings and — in one case — an ostrich farm.
  — Anna Sherman Maxime Fossat, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
• Large muscles around short femurs plus long, light bones in the rest of the leg help the ostrich take big, quick steps.
  — National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2020
• The world was not watching, but the ostriches were, their heads bobbing above the pen like periscopes.
  — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
• There were a number of different species that ranged from the size of an ostrich, to the size of a smart car.
  — Flora Lichtman, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
• They’re made from full-quill ostrich on the foot and calfskin for the shaft, with stylish designs throughout.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
• One of the ostriches steals Turk’s Kangol hat and puts it on.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 May 2026
• In the first episode, the team encounters a wild weasel in an attic and a dozen ostriches.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
• But the gates leading into the ostrich pens were now behind police lines.
  — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
• His boots are light blue ostrich, custom-made by Rios of Mercedes.
  — Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
• Their most obvious use was as sniper nests for shooting the ostriches.
  — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
• The court’s dismissal paves the way for the flock of around 330 ostriches to be culled.
  — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
• There is the ‘ostrich’ approach, burying your head in the sand when the media come calling.
  — Paul Newman, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• And, for extra peace of mind, our renowned ostrich handler, Frank, will be standing by.
  — Jason Siegel, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022
• Creepiest of all is a pair of ostriches, on the lam and plainly looking for trouble.
  — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
• At high noon, thirty police cars rolled in and parked along the length of road between the ostrich paddocks and the protest camp.
  — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
• Ignore it, and the ground shifts beneath ostrich-minded leaders.
  — Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• No matter what life throws at you, always keep one foot on the ground like a pink flamingo and your head buried in the sand like an ostrich.
  — Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
• The bird, second in size to the ostrich, got out after a tree fell on a fence, shelter officials said.
  — Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2021
• Duke and Duchess are currently sharing their space with two ostriches part-time, the zoo says.
  — USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
• Visit ostriches, emus, llamas, pigs, and more.
  — Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026