Mother Carey's chicken
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I can repeat something, in the fairy-tale style, which was told me by Mother Carey's chicken, when we were waiting for the nestling to grow strong enough for us to make our journey.
From The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan by Johnson, Virginia W.
We had him, now on our weather bow, and now crossing our course, and, once in a while, in our wake, as if he had been a Mother Carey's chicken looking for our crumbs.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore
“Here’s a Mother Carey’s chicken come aboard!” cried Sam Weeks, making for the poor tired thing to catch it.
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
It was significant, this nightcap of Admiral Buzza—as the ram's horn to Jericho, the Mother Carey's chicken to the doomed ship.
From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Mother Carey's chicken hovers near when the elements are at strife.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
