bantam

Example Sentences

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In March 2023, the bantam hen from Michigan was crowned the world's oldest living chicken by Guinness World Records.

From DOGO News

Jack and some of the other boys in his neighborhood would ride their bikes around carrying miniature bantam roosters, or banties, which they would take under a shade tree and pair up for fights.

From New York Times

Barnes grew up in Eastvale, just an hour from Los Angeles, and played for bantam and junior teams supported by the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks.

From Seattle Times

He was skinny as a young man, and the Toronto Globe and Mail once quoted some of his fellow fliers as saying he was “more like a wiry bantam weight.”

From Washington Post

“When I was playing bantam hockey, I wanted to be Clark Gillies — score and fight.”

From Seattle Times