chicken run
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This was one of several that grew beside the chicken run in her own mother’s village backyard.
From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2016
However, no episode has surpassed the six-year imbroglio over the "security upgrades" to his sprawling Nkandla private residence that included an amphitheatre, swimming pool, cattle enclosure and chicken run.
From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2016
Last year, an anticorruption watchdog said the state misspent more than $20 million on “security upgrades,” including a pool and chicken run at the president’s private rural homestead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2015
The homestead has a swimming pool, chicken run, clinic and a hall that doubles as a cinema.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2015
Mr. Lucas said they’d be back to themselves once the chicken run and the nesting boxes were replaced.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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