partridge

Example Sentences

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It was in these woods, just outside Glacier National Park, that the teenage boys learned to hunt, fish, dress a deer and pick birdshot from Hungarian partridges.

From New York Times

The pop-star-turned-vicar's winning menu featured a roast partridge with caramelised pear, cabbage, celeriac, chestnut and lardons with bread sauce, pear gravy and five gold ring potatoes.

From BBC

Not to mention three yipping puppies, two mewing kittens and a fake partridge on the fake twig of a fake pear tree.

From Washington Post

This holiday drink is the closest we'll get to having a partridge in a pear tree at the Christmas party, but it's a delicious second place.

From Salon

While admittedly the cost of partridges and golden rings is not indicative of most family’s holiday purchases, the “lighthearted take on the BLS Consumer Price Index” nonetheless shows that inflation has become tough to avoid.

From Washington Post