How to Use wren in a Sentence

wren

noun
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  • Of those, the robins are the largest, while the juncos, wrens and finches are all about the same size.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
  • Birds that nest on or near the ground, like the house wren, push their young to leave early.
    — National Geographic, 25 June 2018
  • Four Mile Creek is a good site to look for winter wrens.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Keep an eye out for the cave swallow, canyon wren and rock wren near the cave entrance.
    — Anna Mazurek, Chron, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The piece ends on the song of the musician wren, a brown-orange bird speckled in black and white.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Now is also a good time to put out a nest box designed for house wrens.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • In the case of superb fairy-wrens, there’s safety in numbers.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Stunning wren duets are conceived as a whole but sung in two parts, by Ed Yong.
    — David Dobbs, WIRED, 9 Nov. 2011
  • In the second half, some large bird—not a canyon wren—started cawing with the music.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Observers spotted a snowy owl and a house wren at Crane Beach in Essex.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Today, our seven house wren chicks have left the comfort and safety of the tiny, 4 by 4-inch nest box.
    — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 May 2018
  • The wren parents sat in a nearby tree, gurgling and bubbling and calling to the young inside the box.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
  • This is a perfect birdhouse for wrens and chickadees, since the hole size is 1.25 inches.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
  • Parent wrens would still bring food, but often not enter the nest box.
    — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 May 2018
  • Another break in the rain an hour or so later produced our best bird of the day; a sedge wren off Rea Road.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The normal nesting period of house wrens is two weeks to 17 days.
    — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 May 2018
  • Soon, one young house wren peeked outside the nest hole, saw its parents and took the plunge, landing safely on a branch.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
  • Despite its tiny size of about 4 ½ inches and its drab brown plumage, the house wren is as well known as the American robin.
    — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
  • Even more surprising is where the wrens decided to nest this time.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2019
  • In fact, the percentage of extra-pair young can be as high as 76 percent in species such as the superb fairy wren.
    — Louise Gentle, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Somewhere far off a marsh wren sang, but never showed itself.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 4 May 2018
  • In past years the male house wren jumped into action as soon as eggs hatched, bringing in food to help feed the hungry youngsters.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Fall is the best time to hang a birdhouse designed for wrens (with an entrance exactly 1⅛-inch wide).
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 1 Oct. 2019
  • This note varies a lot between different fairy-wren broods.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2012
  • This could mean the male wren was killed while defending the nest from another male attempting to claim the nest box as his own.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • With a new camera installed and a fresh coat of paint, a male wren began the nesting process by placing a few twigs inside.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Now even those famous little brown wrens are fairly slicked up.
    — Eugenia Sheppard, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2014
  • Normally, once chicks arrive, the male jumps into action and brings food to help the mother wren.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • The size of the opening also prevents larger birds from entering, so your wrens will be safe.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
  • North of Boston, a sedge wren at Plum Island was noteworthy.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021

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