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

I've never had partridge, so I'm not sure if it tasted like partridge.

From Salon

"Definitely a change from a partridge on a pear tree," the police wrote about the incident on Facebook.

From Fox News

Police Scotland said it was "definitely a change from a partridge in a pear tree".

From BBC

It wasn’t quite a partridge in a pear tree, but a worker helping set up Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree found a holiday surprise – a tiny owl among the massive branches.

From The Guardian