pied

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the southern pied babbler does not, in fact, merely babble.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

And when she got pied in the face at a press conference in Iowa—her instant response: “At least it’s a fruit pie”—a whole bunch of Americans reveled in her comeuppance.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

Smith oozes upside, and he’s passionate about the Ducks — a bonus in that he could be a pied piper who attracts other recruits.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

There’s such unbridled optimism and positivity about him, Teti’s friends say, he’s something of a pied piper in the park, where he’s been known to dance a jig while playing his harmonica.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2023

Can you imagine what it’s like to go to Gym and have Coach Quatrini, the pied ninny, announce that morning exercises will be stretches so that we can all practice soaring like Ariel the Fairy?

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt