coop

Example Sentences

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When your kids have flown the coop, this is where you will probably spend your retirement years, so picture yourselves living there if/when you have reduced mobility.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Which is a bit like saying, don’t worry: The fox got the go-ahead from rest of his den before invading the chicken coop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Big Bear Lake’s famed bald eagle couple has flown the coop, and naturalists are pointing to the city’s July 4th fireworks celebration as the likely culprit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025

If you, like me, are a connoisseur of ridiculous how-to TV, said pastime fits the profile of a woman of means with a backyard chicken coop and a Viking range.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

I weeded our garden, sold eggs from our coop, took odd jobs when I could find them, did every chore they asked of me, and then some.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate