1The magpie's iridescent feathers glimmered in the sunlight as it flitted between the trees.
2She had a magpie-like tendency to accumulate strange trinkets and souvenirs from her travels.
3The artist's studio was cluttered with a magpie's assortment of curious objects and artifacts.
4The magpie's reputation for thievery is somewhat exaggerated, but it does have a penchant for collecting shiny objects.
5As a child, she had been a bit of a magpie, always picking up interesting rocks and sticks on her walks through the woods.