Sentence examples for Thrashing wings from inspiring English sources

And an early work in this show, Bird Wind, (1955), which imagines an encounter with a bird turning sky-high gives a strong sense of his thinking – a vision of soft air whipped by thrashing wings – is midway between the figurative and the abstract.

These South American ducks earned their name by running across water and thrashing their wings like the wheels on a steamboat.

As your child moves through the teenage phase of his life he is like the butterfly that must thrash around to strengthen its wings before leaving the cocoon.

"Spread sheet Phil" is said to be not completely sold on Theresa May's plan to help these people, so it was nice of him to throw some water wings to the people thrashing about and gasping for air.

The cadets turned the birds in on Saturday morning, but not before Aurora suffered abrasions that bloodied her wings, likely when she was thrashing inside the crate, Mr. Dollar said.

The curve-billed thrasher generally measures 25 to 28 cm (10 to 12 inches) long, and is immediately recognized as a thrasher by its long tail and short wings.

They surrendered the birds Saturday morning and Aurora's wings were bloodied, possibly because the bird thrashed inside the crate.

The polls show Mr. Barak losing to right-wing opponents generally, but taking a real thrashing from former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It is 7kg of dense, thrashing muscle, utterly alien with its twisted face and deltoid wings.

Have the assistant pick up the bird with a hand towel, and "swaddle" the bird, making sure the wings are supported, you don't want the bird thrashing about, possibly breaking it's wing.

His powerful wings, spanning longer than his body should allow, thrashed like an eagle.