How to Use macaw in a Sentence

macaw

noun
  • Instead, these macaws eat peanuts, corn and other crops.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • One of the classes owns a parrot or macaw that flies around behind her.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 15 June 2017
  • There’s a naked guinea pig, a giant red macaw and an adorably chunky pit bull named Messy.
    Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
  • After two hours, a red-and-green macaw perched on a tree opposite us.
    Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The group takes in any caged bird, from parrots, macaws, to cockatoos.
    Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Parrots and macaws flash green, red, blue, and yellow at the world’s largest clay lick, a short trip from the lodge.
    Austin Merrill, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2018
  • An echo of chattering macaws cracks through the rattle of the cicadas.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2023
  • The event also featured a lemur, two macaws, and an African fennec fox.
    CBS News, 14 May 2018
  • Adventure abounds when bird smugglers get involved and bird-nap the two macaws.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
  • Then there was just the cool jungle, the chatter of parakeets and macaws, and the rhythmic sound of the ocean.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Poachers are nabbing giant anteaters for meat and blue macaws to sell as exotic pets.
    Ellen Airhart, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Already, a tortoise and a military macaw named James have been freed.
    Martin Meija, National Geographic, 28 Apr. 2016
  • Some fans brought their four-legged friends, while others strolled the campgrounds with a macaw and a bearded dragon lizard.
    Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Guests are even greeted by Samba, a talking and dancing macaw.
    Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In the animal kingdom, blue-and-yellow macaws are among the most faithful.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Birds fly behind, finches and macaws and vultures and larks, monarchs and thrushes and curlews and crows.
    David Allen, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Death presents itself as a talking macaw, whose wise words aim to prepare Zora for what’s next.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
  • But within hours of the captive macaws’ transfer, Julieta was there.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
  • This 644-piece art set is made to be hung on the wall and will build two beautiful, pastel macaws.
    Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Birds from both environments, like scarlet macaws, toucans and herons, live here.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
  • There are eight rooms lined with small cages containing chicks — African greys, macaws, and cockatoos.
    Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
  • When the macaws first arrived from Germany they were offered various foods from the wild.
    Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
  • The supporting cast includes a cactus, a cactus figure and a green macaw, as well as a huge yellow moon.
    Roberta Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The macaws close to the parking lot were raucous and talkative and the gibbons further in the park were loudly singing.
    The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Red-fronted macaws, along with many other wildlife species, lose their natural food sources when farmers cut down or burn the forest.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The occasional macaw made its presence heard overhead.
    Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Fitzgerald rescued Cisco, a 23-year-old blue-and-yellow macaw, about four years ago.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
  • She's reduced her flock of parrots, macaws and other exotic birds to 250.
    CBS News, 28 June 2017
  • In addition to the caged tiger, school officials said a lemur, two macaws and an African fennec fox were also on site.
    Fiza Pirani, ajc, 14 May 2018
  • She was buried wearing a cloak of blue and brown feathers, seemingly from a macaw of the Amazon rainforest.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025

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