chicken

Example Sentences

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"We have almost nothing left, it's impossible to even find an egg," Sheyla Caya, 43, told AFP as she queued to buy a chicken.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The kid’s joy is as stratospheric as the plane; he adores everything but the airline’s chicken cordon bleu.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“It has become a game of chicken between physical tightening and confidence that diplomacy or reopening headlines arrive before inventories become critically stressed.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The pair closed out the 51st season of “SNL” with a game of chicken that nearly pushed Jost to shave his head on national television.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

I thought Grandpa’s store was big, but compared to the mercantile, it wasn’t any bigger than a chicken coop.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls