7 sentences with 'flock'
Example sentences and phrases with the word flock and other words derived from it.
• « Most researchers agree that Ótzi may have been a shepherd who took advantage of the summer months to bring his flock of long-haired sheep to graze in the high alpine meadows. »
• « Perhaps the shepherd got separated from the flock and sought shelter for the night in a depression behind a rock face. He may have been surprised by a sudden drop in temperature, and then by a snowstorm, and then fallen asleep, never to wake up again. »
• « As the sun sets over the New Jersey Turnpike, drivers approaching Exit 6 slow down to watch a great spectacle of nature. Suddenly, a huge flock of European starlings takes flight in an adjacent field. »
• « In 1970, researchers made the first detailed mathematical calculations of flock aerodynamics; they estimated that a bird can fly up to 70 per cent further if it joins a V-formation and is positioned in the updrafts generated by the wings of its neighbours. »
• « Stephen and Jane bought the house they were renting and his parents provided money to fix it up. A flock of friends wallpapered and painted the walls. »