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sparrow

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The reason I founded a startup is the same reason Jack Sparrow is a pirate.

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Quick take

The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

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noun

The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

noun

A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.

noun

Generically, any small, nondescript bird.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sparrow.

Example sentences

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The reason I founded a startup is the same reason Jack Sparrow is a pirate.

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It would be like asking a sparrow for their favorite work on the dynamics of flight.

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Kill probability of the AIM-7 Sparrow missile in those days was less than 10% [1].

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Google bought Sparrow (at the time the best mobile and desktop Gmail solution), killed it and didn't come out with anything better.

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Even if they weren't a natural, sparrow-like expert, they may have developed numerous skills...

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From what I have heard, Inbox has been conceived by some of the guys behind Sparrow (another Google's acquisition).

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The static linking requirement on iOS 7 and earlier prompted some proprietary app developers (like Sparrow [2]) to distribute their object files to allow re-linking.

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I came here to say the same, I use sparrow every day and all day.

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I'm more of a Jack Sparrow guy myself (Hurray for 3 years of costume recycling!

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The Sparrow and Children of God from Mary Doria Russell.

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And also, the sparrow had a decent hit probability -- that is, unless the target aircraft released chaff, in which case it was very unlikely to hit.

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The whole long-range dominance idea reminds me of early-Vietnam era F4 Phantoms - they were supposed to use the early models of Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles exclusively for air-to-air combat.

Quote examples

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It bought Casacanda in February 2012, Llustre in June 2012, and True Sparrow Systems in November 2012." True Sparrow Systems is a web development company in India not a flash sales site.

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If anyone is interested in the more complex brewing process and chemistry of lambic beer, Jeff Sparrow's "Wild Brews" is another great read.

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Similarly, but probably more accessible, "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell (and it's sequel "Children of God").

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[From: Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl] "You're either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid." Jack Sparrow: "It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide."

Proper noun examples

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The missiles that the designers had in mind were the Sidewinder and the marketing promises of the Sparrow.

2

This is actually a (very) small plot point at the beginning of the book 'Sparrow' by Mary Doria Russell.

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Sparrow missiles are pretty fast - they go at 2.5 Mach.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use sparrow in a sentence?

The reason I founded a startup is the same reason Jack Sparrow is a pirate.

What does sparrow mean?

The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

What part of speech is sparrow?

sparrow is commonly used as noun.