albatross - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • save: Save the albatross - we look at the campaign to save these most wonderful of seabirds.
  • see: During our walk across the island, we were fortunate to see the single juvenile albatross that had not left.
  • become: Senior ministers have expressed disquiet and the issue may well become an albatross for the next Labor government.

Adjective modifier

  • grey-headed: The study is reported in the journal Science, and outlines, for the first time, the year-round habitat of the grey-headed albatross.
  • sooty: Sooty albatross are relatively uncommon and are losing large numbers to long-line fishing so we were very lucky to see them.
  • royal: A boardwalk leads from a small meteorological station to the hilltop observatories of the royal albatross.

Modifies a noun

  • chick: These days one is not allowed to savor albatross chick or penguin to build up your strength for the crossing.
  • colony: A brief escorted trip to the albatross colony was put on to say thanks for the cargo work.
  • specie: The final albatross species was the White-capped form of Shy Albatross.
  • companion: Along for the ride is his randy wiseacre albatross companion, Kir, who is constantly getting the pair into difficulties.
  • population: This is having a devastating impact on albatross populations across the world.

Noun used with modifier

  • wiseacre: Along for the ride is his randy wiseacre albatross companion, Kir, who is constantly getting the pair into difficulties.
  • Tristan: It is the most important site for breeding seabirds in the south Atlantic, and the main breeding site for the Tristan albatross.

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