chicken

Example Sentences

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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

So am I heading back to the bakery next week for another chicken caesar sarnie?

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That fuel, the music itself, lends these imaginings a unique power, surpassing that of any other memory trigger—your grandmother’s chicken broth, for instance, or the sitcoms of your youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I lay on the ground, still as a dead chicken, and looked up at Red.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff