canary - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • have: MORE » Birds My sister had a canary called Myrtle that used to sing with its beak shut.
  • put: Both goals came after the break with Seb Muddel putting the Canaries in front before Villa leveled the score.
  • call: He writes a column called Canaries on the Wing that covers the exploits of Norwich players who have left for pastures new.
  • see: Danny Crow put Norwich ahead at the end of a first-half which saw the Canaries rewarded for their hard work.
  • leave: New Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton has made the curious decision to leave Canaries center back Gary Doherty out of his first squad.

Adjective modifier

  • pet: Sid began by opening a bank account in the name of his pet canary, Walter.

Modifies a noun

  • wharf: London Canary Wharf: I am just moving to canary wharf, west ferry road.. .
  • grass: They can be planted with clumps of reed, reed canary grass or other marginal vegetation.
  • island: Talk to your UK property agent for Tenerife to... canary islands property sales.
  • seed: Canaries should eat a staple diet of fresh fortified canary seed or pellet daily.
  • yellow: So far front is sprayed canary yellow, but it may be changed.

Noun used with modifier

  • reed: They can be planted with clumps of reed, reed canary grass or other marginal vegetation.

Possessives

  • miner: One US journalist described France as, " the coal miner's canary of modern European society " .

Preposition: in

  • cage: I always thought of the US as the " canary in the cage " for any potential natural gas crisis.

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