chickens
- plural of chicken.
Example Sentences
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Emma and her husband Simon moved three years ago to Bédar, where they looked after 15 chickens and spent time with their three dogs.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
They pay about $300 a month for gasoline, $150 for car insurance, $400 for groceries and $100 for food for their dog, cat, two rabbits and three chickens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Chef and co-owner Danny Castillo has earned national acclaim for his Texas-style smoked brisket, chickens, sausages and other meats informed by the ethnic backgrounds of his crew — white, Mexican, Argentine, Filipino and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
"I don't know how and where to get the ID card; now I'll go and check," said 17-year-old Abdulrehman Sudais, standing beside a crate of chickens he had carried across the border for his mother.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Down the rows of snowy-white and dappled-brown chickens he walked, yet not a creature stirred; one would think nothing unusual had ever happened in this chicken coop in the entire history of chickens.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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