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Gulf breezes are a given here, as are the sounds of seagulls and the surf coming in.—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 Overhead, squadrons of seagulls and other birds snatched bug after bug out of midair.—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026 For once, there were more boo birds than seagulls in the stands.—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026 The place is blessedly distraction-free, leaving you plenty of time to hike around, go saltwater fishing off the dock, hunt for mussels at low tide, do the backstroke in the harbor as seagulls soar overhead, and search for shells and sea glass along the beach.—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for seagull