How to Use chirp in a Sentence
- The birds were chirping in the trees.
- We heard the crickets chirping.
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If the rear door isn’t opened, the horn chirps six times.
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Ellen Byron,
WSJ,
11 Feb. 2019
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Just sit on the porch and listen to the birds chirping.
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Debra Bruno,
chicagotribune.com,
3 July 2018
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That's why the people chirp at him and are so quick to write him off.
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Nate Atkins,
The Indianapolis Star,
19 May 2022
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The birds are chirping, and the sun is shining on her blond hair.
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Annina Mislin,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2018
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Birds wake up in the eaves of the schoolhouse, chirping as the sun streams in through the windows.
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Leah Sottile,
Longreads,
18 May 2018
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The bell chirped as Bud ducked underneath the black ropes of the middle ring.
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Tyler R. Tynes,
Los Angeles Times,
23 July 2023
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And so the orchestra played the spot again, and this time birds chirped and tweeted.
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Peter Dobrin,
Philly.com,
27 Apr. 2018
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Birds chirped around us, and the sky blazed a brilliant light blue color.
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Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
11 July 2019
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Ryan Reaves likes chirping, pork chops and Phil Kessel.
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Alex Prewitt,
SI.com,
28 Mar. 2018
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As Green walked back to the dugout still chirping, West ejected him.
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Kevin Acee,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
15 June 2018
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The first week of May has drawn to a close and the first weekend of May is here, sun shining and birds chirping.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
5 May 2023
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The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, and your TV watching queue is getting longer.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2024
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Kids will be amazed as this chick chirps, taps, hatches out of its egg and hops around while singing.
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Marisa Lascala,
Good Housekeeping,
28 Mar. 2023
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On a recent visit to the grounds, the sound of saws buzzing cut through a chorus of birds chirping.
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Faith E. Pinho,
latimes.com,
25 June 2019
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After all, the birds are still chirping and a cool breeze is wafting by.
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
22 Mar. 2023
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Be one with the birds in Altadena With spring nearly here, the hills are lush and the birds are chirping.
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Michael Charboneau,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2024
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Muagura stops, smiles, and listens to the birds chirping.
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Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2023
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The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and warmer weather is back.
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Esther Carlstone,
Peoplemag,
19 Apr. 2023
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Crickets chirped in the background as the silence stretched on for 20 seconds.
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Sheera Frenkel,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2020
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A couple of Tide players climbed on top of the bullpen wall in the outfield to chirp the umpires more as Reida left the field.
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Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com,
al,
10 June 2023
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This seems to be the case for all people that chirp the loudest about how racist America is.
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Brian Flood,
Fox News,
10 July 2018
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Swept out with the tide we’ll be, beached even as the mornings keep chirping on and suddenly.
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Deborah Landau,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2023
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The tones combine and dissipate; there is the sound of crickets chirping, and waves of white noise.
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Nina Siegal,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2018
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The boys zipped up and down the field in helmets and shorts, running choreographed plays as the coaches chirped their whistles.
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Washington Post,
23 Aug. 2019
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The brightly colored bird chirped and trilled, adding to a chorus that rang from the towering trees.
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AZCentral.com,
5 Dec. 2019
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These backdrops shimmer and swell around her voice, and bells chime distantly and birds chirp in the fuzzy gauze.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2021
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Mornings with Loftie are like waking up to the sun shining and birds chirping.
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Good Housekeeping,
31 Mar. 2023
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After all, the birds are still chirping and a cool breeze is wafting by the placid Pharmalot campus.
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
29 Mar. 2023
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Growls, chirps, buzzes and roars echo through the dark.
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Sara Stewart,
CNN,
26 May 2017
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Males of the species emit high-pitched chirps to find mates.
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José Vieira,
National Geographic,
6 Mar. 2019
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The chirp and click of the glades’ night chorus rose up to fill the void.
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Rebecca Renner,
Outside Online,
14 May 2020
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Or, take a stroll through the gallery and just listen to the birds chirp.
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Birmingham Magazine,
AL.com,
11 Apr. 2018
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Who's ready to dance with their pup or chirp along with their bird?
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Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2021
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There’s nothing like slowing down to hear the birds chirp and watch the deer roam.
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cleveland,
24 Mar. 2021
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One sharp chirp tells the animal to stop and sit in place.
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New York Times,
17 May 2022
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The chirps get louder as the bird approaches the ground.
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Tom Fegely,
Field & Stream,
13 Apr. 2020
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Neither wants to listen to the other chirp the next 12 months.
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Shawn Windsor,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Nov. 2019
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Blue jays and sparrows dart in and out of shrubs, stopping by to chirp while perched on the fence.
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Debbie Arrington,
sacbee.com,
9 June 2017
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And a chirp from the rangefinder tells you when the distance reading has been locked in.
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Don Reisinger,
Forbes,
16 June 2021
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The windows were open to a terrace, and the chirp of cicadas flooded in.
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Ed Caesar,
The New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2022
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Nail the throttle, and the supercharged A6 leaps forward with nary a chirp of the tires.
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Michael Simari,
Car and Driver,
22 Mar. 2018
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That was the 50-kilohertz chirp [at a pitch far above the range of human hearing].
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Pamela Weintraub,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2012
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But the bird chirps and billowing clouds are not the real deal.
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Travis Deshong,
Washington Post,
3 July 2019
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Even that can't elicit a chirp from the front tires when pointed straight.
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Mike Sutton,
Car and Driver,
17 June 2020
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Raskin has made a few-second chirp of a chiffchaff bird.
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Camille Bromley,
WIRED,
29 Aug. 2023
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Even the rowdiest brake-torque starts elicit but a chirp from the rear tires.
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John Phillips,
Car and Driver,
20 May 2020
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And one last chirp from Doncic to the Target Center crowd.
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Dallas News,
21 Dec. 2022
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Listen to the chirps, whirs and flutter of the creatures that still stir and witness the night-blooming plants.
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Sonja Haller,
azcentral,
1 June 2018
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If the alarm chirps, warning that the battery is low, replace the entire smoke alarm right away.
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Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com,
cleveland.com,
29 July 2019
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All birds chirp, poop and live longer than most people expect.
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Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 June 2021
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The frequency of the chirps is about 90 per minute at about 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
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oregonlive,
17 Sep. 2023
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The cricket chirp in this song was sampled on a loop, making the cricket the actual beat of the song.
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Emilee Lindner,
Billboard,
23 Aug. 2017
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Every 10 minutes or so, the orbs croak like frogs, or chirp like crickets, and sparkle with light.
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Kat McGowan,
WIRED,
4 Jan. 2024
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For the first time in months, the occasional chirp of a bird weaves its way between the crunch of snow and my heavy breathing.
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James Lynch,
Popular Mechanics,
29 Apr. 2019
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In sport mode, the rear wheels kick up some gravel and second gear brings a surprising chirp from the tail.
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Robert Duffer,
chicagotribune.com,
9 Oct. 2017
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My passing would trigger a chorus of squeaks and chirps from the nestbox.
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Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2019
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Gone was the din of car horns and revving engines, replaced with the chirp of cicadas and the sound of the roadside flags fluttering in the evening breeze.
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Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2022
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The Zoo’s popular Giant Panda Cam is one of the best ways to listen in for the chirps, honks, bleats, barks and squeals.
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Beth Py-Lieberman,
Smithsonian,
10 Aug. 2019
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