coop

Example Sentences

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With your mortgage soon to be paid off and your kids flying the coop, you could supercharge your retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Don Knotts, “Mr. Chicken” himself, was ready to fly the coop out of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

It would be a genuine pleasure to renew their acquaintance, but now was not the time, for she had to get to the chicken coop, quick!

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood