How do you use Buzzard in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hawk, plus the exact meaning.
Buzzard meaning
- Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
- Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
- In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
Synonyms of Buzzard
Using Buzzard
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail. | Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura). | In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
- Useful related words include: turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, cathartes aura, new world vulture.
- In the example corpus, buzzard often appears in combinations such as: leighton buzzard, buzzard and, buzzard was.
Context around Buzzard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Buzzard
- In this selection, "buzzard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, leighton, venerable, ukrainian, high, last and library stand out and add context to how "buzzard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in leighton buzzard and 2 1 buzzard halved with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "buzzard" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with buzzard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Leighton Buzzard were beaten at Kettering. (6 words)
A Buckinghamshire teen is being remembered tonight with an evening of dance in Leighton Buzzard. (15 words)
Former singer Claire Cossey started her own estate agency near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire in 2020. (16 words)
Chu told the magazine that it had been important for him to recreate the famous yellow brick road in its entirety - shown in drone shots that captured the impressive expanse of yellow winding across a field in Leighton Buzzard last spring. (41 words)
The prescribed burn will result in temporary trail closures that will affect hikers and mountain bikers along Aptos Creek Fire Road from the Buzzard Lagoon Gate to the Sand Point overlook, as well as nearby trails in Nisene Marks State Park. (41 words)
You’ve got to wonder how they’ll make out when “Joe Biden” drafts their ass to go fight the Russians out on the Ukrainian buzzard flats, about which the White House is just now sending out early signals. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Former singer Claire Cossey started her own estate agency near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire in 2020.
Leighton Buzzard were beaten at Kettering.
The incident happened on June 10, 2021 whilst they were in the bedroom of their home address in Leighton Buzzard.
Whilst gazing skyward, you may even be lucky enough to spot a kestrel, sparrowhawk or buzzard.
A report on the future of a parcel of land south of Leighton Buzzard High Street proposing a mixed-use site with housing was to be considered by Central Bedfordshire Council’s executive this summer.
Buzzard and RKJ trade shots from there, leading to headbutts from RKJ before a series of forearms from RKJ ended with him shrugging off a reverse ‘rana and hitting back with a superkick.
Chu told the magazine that it had been important for him to recreate the famous yellow brick road in its entirety - shown in drone shots that captured the impressive expanse of yellow winding across a field in Leighton Buzzard last spring.
Everyone Active also runs The Grove Theatre in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council.
In its annual results announcement, Equinor hailed the positive contribution made by the venerable Buzzard field in the North Sea.
The Leighton Buzzard Drama Group is back with a perfectly timed play called "Dead Ringer" by Charles Ross.
The prescribed burn will result in temporary trail closures that will affect hikers and mountain bikers along Aptos Creek Fire Road from the Buzzard Lagoon Gate to the Sand Point overlook, as well as nearby trails in Nisene Marks State Park.
You’ve got to wonder how they’ll make out when “Joe Biden” drafts their ass to go fight the Russians out on the Ukrainian buzzard flats, about which the White House is just now sending out early signals.
Among them are the Leighton Buzzard memorial which is understood to have been formed from the largest single undressed granite block ever quarried in the UK, and the Old Basing war memorial in Basingstoke, which commemorates 25 local men.
Let’s say he does come back— Randy throws Mercy the Buzzard into Abby the Witch— he’ll have nothing left but Alexa.
Shutting down ammu-nation with the missles from a low hovering buzzard is my goto quick giggle.
This week, it's been 35 years since a notorious criminal who terrorised Tring and Leighton Buzzard was jailed.
A Buckinghamshire teen is being remembered tonight with an evening of dance in Leighton Buzzard.
Holly also mentioned that she got called “an old buzzard” which prompted Jackson to remind her that she was beautiful.
In the final, Fenger beat Jono Poppesquo 2/1, Buzzard halved with Luke van den Bergh and Gilson beat Derek Scullard 1-up.
One appliance and crew from Bletchley, one from Broughton, two from Leighton Buzzard and an officer attended.
Common combinations with buzzard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: