Examples of “linnet” in a Sentence

noun A small European finch with brown, streaked plumage, often found in open countryside.

• A linnet sang from the top of the hedgerow.
• Flocks of linnets gathered on the stubble field after harvest.
• The linnet built its nest low in the gorse bush.

noun In American usage, the house finch, a small North American finch.

• A linnet perched on the garden feeder outside the kitchen window.
• He heard a linnet calling from the porch railing.