Of all the Photo-Realists who emerged (like a plague of locusts, like an exaltation of larks — delete the inapplicable phrase) at the beginning of the 1970s, […]
1989, Ronald K. Siegel, Intoxication: The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances, Park Street Press (2009), →ISBN, page 192:
In a sense, the editorial cartoons were correct when they suggested that an exaltation of larks can fly under the influence into an aspect of vulturous behavior.
“I'd like to think of my father being lifted to God in an exaltation of larks.”
2005, Linda Bird Francke, On the Road with Francis of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria and Tuscany, and Beyond, Random House (2006), →ISBN, page 232:
It is said that an exaltation of larks, which had assembled on the roof of Francis's hut, suddenly—and inexplicably—took to the air just after sunset, wheeling and singing.
2008, David Richo, When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds That Sabotage Our Relationships, Shambhala Publications (2008), →ISBN, page 88:
Yet, though there are vultures waiting for our bones, we can still discern an exaltation of larks around us, at birth, during a lifetime, and at death.