coop

Example Sentences

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When your kids have flown the coop, this is where you will probably spend your retirement years, so picture yourselves living there if/when you have reduced mobility.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

In short, the wolves are watching the chicken coop.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Which is a bit like saying, don’t worry: The fox got the go-ahead from rest of his den before invading the chicken coop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Fonterra said it expected the deal to be completed in the first half of 2026 pending regulatory approvals and the process of separating the consumer operations from the rest of the coop.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

But he didn’t ask any questions, just nodded, got up, and led me around the back of the coop.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones