chicks
Example Sentences
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The two broods of five chicks appeared in nest boxes that had been installed at different sites, after more than a decade of work with landowners.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Resistance at first was fierce, since the idea had never been tried and putting puffin chicks at risk seemed antithetical to the Audubon Society’s creed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Fermanagh chicks are thought to be the first recorded ones in the county for half a century.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The charity said the Lizard was the prime breeding ground for the Cornish chough with 26 chicks, 11 more than 2025, emerging from eight nests on the peninsula.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I gathered my sisters and brothers, like a hen her chicks, and stood by the side of the road as someone pulled the bicycle apart and took Raymond’s foot out.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
