How to Use roadrunner in a Sentence

roadrunner

noun
Definition of roadrunnernext
  • The greater roadrunner is the larger of the two and the only species that lives in the United States.
    — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Miles the roadrunner wasn’t long for this world — 120 hours, give or take — but not for lack of trying.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
  • And just like in the cartoon, the real-life roadrunner escapes without a scratch.
    — Fox News, 15 May 2020
  • Also, hang feeders high enough to keep your pets or roadrunners from trying to catch the birds.
    — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The vote was declared void and a second election was held — this time the roadrunner and the armadillo were the top contenders.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • A few weeks later a roadrunner showed up with friends and family.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Ostriches are the fastest when compared with other birds on land like an emu or a roadrunner.
    — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Weighing in at over half a pound, the roadrunner was more likely a male, a follow-up Facebook post stated this week.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The roadrunner took a brief break next to the driver's seat, seemingly scouting out the area in search of potential danger.
    — Vic Verbalaitis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Real coyotes can run up to 40 mph — twice as fast as the typical roadrunner.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Junior Thomas Sandt started for the Roadrunners and exited in the third inning.
    — Rich Mayor, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
  • If comedy is tragedy plus time, Mulaney is a bona fide roadrunner.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The roadrunner was transported up to Avian Haven, where it was given shelter in an indoor pool area, which is heated in colder months.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Part of the roadrunner’s diet is small birds, and some mornings one would seemingly ignore me and squat down just below the hummingbird feeder.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Maybe the roadrunner just doesn’t have a career in competitive swimming.
    — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • There’s little traffic in the high desert of central Arizona, save for the occasional roadrunner’s dash across the winding highway.
    — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Hold the roadrunner jokes: The city says that more than two dozen pets are missing and that residents in the Llanfair and Yester Oaks neighborhoods have sighted coyotes on their property.
    — Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Out in the remoteness of small-town Arizona, the desert has delighted them with the occasional roadrunner sighting.
    — New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Statistical comparison placed the bones of Archaeopteryx very close to those of mostly ground-dwelling birds such as pheasants and roadrunners, Voeten said.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Not all roadrunners rate their own Google Maps designation.
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Ahead of us, a roadrunner hurried across Route 51, disappearing into a landscape of pepper trees and cacti.
    — Danielle Bernabe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Kastmasters, spoons, slabs, roadrunners, and Rattletraps will all work well.
    — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 13 June 2018
  • Instead, this was a joyful announcement to my wife as our resident roadrunner showed up with a couple of companions.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Wildlife such as speedy roadrunners, coveys of quails and scampering desert cottontail rabbits can be spotted.
    — Theresa Walker, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2017
  • Except for roadrunners outwitting coyotes, the desert supports no wildlife.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The active group starts before daybreak so paddlers can see wildlife on the river—including roadrunners, beaver, migrating sandhill cranes, and more—before the day’s crowds arrive.
    — Fortune, 28 Sep. 2019
  • His roadrunner, dining cheerfully on a lizard, seems as familiar to us as a fellow customer at a neighborhood diner.
    — Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2020
  • The ultimate get out of jail free card - terrorising defences with his impish skill, roadrunner legs and lethal R9-esque finishing.
    — SI.com, 12 July 2018
  • At the crack of dawn every morning I am awakened by the subtle sounds of rapidly beating hummingbird wings, the clacking of an approaching roadrunner, or the chattering of our small army of California quail.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Thanks to her adult children, Dollar also has an ever-growing collection of kitschy metal yard art, including a rooster, a roadrunner and a cactus.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 23 June 2022

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