Sparrow
noun
A small bird that is very common in many parts of the world.
A sparrow landed on the window sill.
Often appears as...
- house sparrow
- tree sparrow
noun
A person who is seen as insignificant or weak.
She was just a little sparrow of a woman, but she had a spirit as fierce as a lion.
Often appears as...
- little sparrow
- weak as a sparrow
Usage tips
Disapproving
Figurative
noun
A small bird that is very common in many parts of the world.
A sparrow landed on the window sill.
Often appears as...
- house sparrow
- tree sparrow
noun
A person who is seen as insignificant or weak.
She was just a little sparrow of a woman, but she had a spirit as fierce as a lion.
Often appears as...
- little sparrow
- weak as a sparrow
Usage tips
Disapproving
Figurative
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Common Bird
Sparrows are widespread, so the term might symbolize something ordinary or common.
In his paintings, the sparrow represents everyday life.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Use
Generally, 'sparrow' refers specifically to the bird and not other types of birds.
I saw a sparrow, not a finch, in the garden.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Confusion
Don't confuse 'sparrow' with similar small birds; 'sparrow' is a specific type.
The sparrow we spotted was not a swallow, though they both are small.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Bird
Sparrows are widespread, so the term might symbolize something ordinary or common.
In his paintings, the sparrow represents everyday life.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Use
Generally, 'sparrow' refers specifically to the bird and not other types of birds.
I saw a sparrow, not a finch, in the garden.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Confusion
Don't confuse 'sparrow' with similar small birds; 'sparrow' is a specific type.
The sparrow we spotted was not a swallow, though they both are small.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Bird
Sparrows are widespread, so the term might symbolize something ordinary or common.
In his paintings, the sparrow represents everyday life.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Use
Generally, 'sparrow' refers specifically to the bird and not other types of birds.
I saw a sparrow, not a finch, in the garden.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Confusion
Don't confuse 'sparrow' with similar small birds; 'sparrow' is a specific type.
The sparrow we spotted was not a swallow, though they both are small.
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Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
chicken every sparrow that we could understand and could access if we had the time uh when we had the means and the understanding and then you know and so for people in those fields to be able to kind of work with with people who are interested in evolution i think which is beginning to happen now is really important
Video examples
Let's transform energy...
last week told me said the Saudis can produce the all four five dollar sparrow that has nothing to do with it it's what they have to pay for is what we are going to pay for all there is no free market for oil they'll all is priced off
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Controlling time through...
ago I was in China making a documentary film called hooligan Sparrow I had been following some of the most courageous women's rights activists in China led by a woman named the year hai yen also known as hooligan sparrow they staged a
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Screaming Mummy Mystery...
saw that the body had been deliberately preserved that indicates respect and status before long they came up with a dramatic theory to explain it ma sparrow became convinced that not only was the screaming man royal but that he had
Video examples
Are Birds Modern-Day...
avian traits many ancient birds would also exhibit this mishmash of traits but eventually some of these avian dinosaurs evolved to have more recognizably bird-like characteristics one example is the sparrow sighs sonorous sentences
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Crayfish Turf Wars PIPE...
his sparrows he thinks of the wild animals as friends you can hear him actually walk across the way bridge and you sort of look um thing what's that noise and obviously look at the camera and you can actually see him come across
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How architecture helped...
high-pitched, short and repetitive. And the birds on the floor tend to have lower pitched calls, so that they don't get distorted when they bounce off the forest floor. And birds like this Savannah sparrow,
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These Birds Build Big...
ornithologists are helpful folk and when they name a bird the sociable weaver you can tell that it's going to be a social creature and one that likes to weave large nests only the size of sparrows
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Safari Live - Day 312 PIPE...
characteristic loud babbling cackle that they do number of starlings have been flying through and I can also hear a gray headed sparrow that hi son I'm not very good at the sparrows
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Bear Visitor PIPE Life...
bad day for the bear good day for me the sparrow didn't back down he kept coming even when I yelled at him he wasn't afraid of me at all good girl good girl
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
chicken every sparrow that we could understand and could access if we had the time uh when we had the means and the understanding and then you know and so for people in those fields to be able to kind of work with with people who are interested in evolution i think which is beginning to happen now is really important
Video examples
Let's transform energy...
last week told me said the Saudis can produce the all four five dollar sparrow that has nothing to do with it it's what they have to pay for is what we are going to pay for all there is no free market for oil they'll all is priced off
Video examples
Controlling time through...
ago I was in China making a documentary film called hooligan Sparrow I had been following some of the most courageous women's rights activists in China led by a woman named the year hai yen also known as hooligan sparrow they staged a
Video examples
Screaming Mummy Mystery...
saw that the body had been deliberately preserved that indicates respect and status before long they came up with a dramatic theory to explain it ma sparrow became convinced that not only was the screaming man royal but that he had
Video examples
Are Birds Modern-Day...
avian traits many ancient birds would also exhibit this mishmash of traits but eventually some of these avian dinosaurs evolved to have more recognizably bird-like characteristics one example is the sparrow sighs sonorous sentences
Video examples
Crayfish Turf Wars PIPE...
his sparrows he thinks of the wild animals as friends you can hear him actually walk across the way bridge and you sort of look um thing what's that noise and obviously look at the camera and you can actually see him come across
Video examples
How architecture helped...
high-pitched, short and repetitive. And the birds on the floor tend to have lower pitched calls, so that they don't get distorted when they bounce off the forest floor. And birds like this Savannah sparrow,
Video examples
These Birds Build Big...
ornithologists are helpful folk and when they name a bird the sociable weaver you can tell that it's going to be a social creature and one that likes to weave large nests only the size of sparrows
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 312 PIPE...
characteristic loud babbling cackle that they do number of starlings have been flying through and I can also hear a gray headed sparrow that hi son I'm not very good at the sparrows
Video examples
Bear Visitor PIPE Life...
bad day for the bear good day for me the sparrow didn't back down he kept coming even when I yelled at him he wasn't afraid of me at all good girl good girl
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Quote examples
Frances Bay
Canadian Actress
I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.
Quote examples
Donald G. Mitchell
American Writer
The sparrow that is twittering on the edge of my balcony is calling up to me this moment a world of memories that reach over half my lifetime, and a world of hope that stretches farther than any flight of sparrows.
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Todd Rundgren
American Musician
I've got billions of sparrows to worry about as well as everything else'. So there's the whole idea that whatever it is that you believe, it can never be valid unless you have some consensus reality demonstration.
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Thomas S. Monson
American Clergyman
I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children.
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Kaitlyn Bristowe
Canadian Entertainer
I have a huge fear of birds, but I truly believe in facing your fears head-on, so, I now have two sparrows tattooed on the back of my arms.
Quote examples
Joan Didion
American Author
You had to feel the swell change. You had to go with the change. He told me that. No eye is on the sparrow but he did tell me that.
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Seanan McGuire
American Author
Sparrow Hill Road' is a stand-alone book that ties into the InCryptid universe, not the launching point for a whole new series.
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Benito Mussolini
Italian Politician
The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out.
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Jean Ingelow
English Poet
When sparrows build and the leaves break forth, My old sorrow wakes and cries.
Quote examples
Evita Peron
Argentinian Statesman
I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows.
Quote examples
Frances Bay
Canadian Actress
I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.
Quote examples
Donald G. Mitchell
American Writer
The sparrow that is twittering on the edge of my balcony is calling up to me this moment a world of memories that reach over half my lifetime, and a world of hope that stretches farther than any flight of sparrows.
Quote examples
Todd Rundgren
American Musician
I've got billions of sparrows to worry about as well as everything else'. So there's the whole idea that whatever it is that you believe, it can never be valid unless you have some consensus reality demonstration.
Quote examples
Thomas S. Monson
American Clergyman
I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children.
Quote examples
Kaitlyn Bristowe
Canadian Entertainer
I have a huge fear of birds, but I truly believe in facing your fears head-on, so, I now have two sparrows tattooed on the back of my arms.
Quote examples
Joan Didion
American Author
You had to feel the swell change. You had to go with the change. He told me that. No eye is on the sparrow but he did tell me that.
Quote examples
Seanan McGuire
American Author
Sparrow Hill Road' is a stand-alone book that ties into the InCryptid universe, not the launching point for a whole new series.
Quote examples
Benito Mussolini
Italian Politician
The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out.
Quote examples
Jean Ingelow
English Poet
When sparrows build and the leaves break forth, My old sorrow wakes and cries.
Quote examples
Evita Peron
Argentinian Statesman
I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows.
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