drumstick

Example Sentences

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Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.

From Barron's • Dec. 7, 2025

"Under the meat of a drumstick, you'll find two bones -- the tibia, which is long and thick, and the fibula, which is much shorter and thinner," Manafzadeh explained.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

"Remember Burkes," I said while tearing into a drumstick, "I would be satisfied if I had some of those . . ."

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

Some 75.3 million years ago, a dinosaur swallowed the Cretaceous equivalent of a turkey drumstick.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Gilly swallowed to clear her clogged-up throat and took a large noisy bite of her drumstick.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson