cockerel

Example Sentences

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"He flew at the chickens, eventually he separated the cockerel from the hens and he chased the cockerel."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"He chases the cockerel all over everywhere so we've had to shut him up."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The sculpture of a cockerel was one of hundreds of Benin Bronzes that were pillaged from the once mighty Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now Nigeria.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

After being looted, the cockerel was given to Jesus College in 1905 by the father of a student.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

After all, it could easily have been understood that I was suggesting the landlord's wife resembled a cockerel - an intention that had not remotely entered my head at the time.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro