At dusk, we heard the distinctive call of a crake echoing across the marsh.

The old pot developed a long crake along its rim after years of use.

During the feast he would crake about his victories until everyone grew tired.

At dawn the marsh birds seemed to crake, their harsh cries breaking the silence.

At dawn, the ornithologist spotted several crakes scuttling through the marsh reeds.

At dawn the marsh craked with the sharp calls of hidden rails.

In the field guide, Crake is listed as an alternative capitalization of the bird name.

The small bird kept craking from the marsh, its call a sharp interruption in the still morning.

At dawn, the female African crake cautiously emerged from the reedbed to feed on insects.

While conducting fieldwork in the marsh, the biologist spotted a uniform crake hiding in the reeds.