cock

Example Sentences

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“The whole thing is one of these classic cock ups in government where nobody had a full view of the facts,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Thomas’ conversational exchange about “trying to play these boys the new cock robin” – a cock robin reportedly being old English slang for "someone who’s easily persuaded to follow the will of another."

From Salon • May 2, 2025

Mercedes have moved their cock pit further back in their cars, as per requested by Lewis Hamilton.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024

“What keeps them chasing perfection every time they cock their arm? Because they have ‘it.’

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

They appear to have some extra quality that we call ‘life’, or ‘intelligence’ but are in fact simply performing predetermined routines, like the cock on the Strasbourg Cathedral clock.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton