chicken out
Example Sentences
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Talking to the only other couple who managed not to chicken out like we did, I’ll never forget the looks on their faces when they learned we’d left in the midnight hour.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
And now Chelsi Stone is glad she didn’t chicken out.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022
I didn’t just chicken out of it, so I am definitely proud of that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2022
I’d spread the chicken out like an open paperback and covered it with parsley, mushrooms and bread.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2020
I hope he doesn’t chicken out on me.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
