rooster

Example Sentences

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Instead he’s something between an excitable morning TV anchor and the rooster who thought he brought the dawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The colorful space, dominated by a giant rooster mural and pulsing with salsa, draws inspiration from across Latin America and the Caribbean.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025

While he speaks to me from his home in Sierra Leone, a rooster crows in the background, punctuating his sentences like a barnyard hype man.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2025

When Russo was able to return briefly to her property, she found that a hen, four chicks and a rooster were gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

Preening like a rooster, he kept saying things like “I do recollect seein’ thet feller somewheres before.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns