bantam
Example Sentences
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His bantam squads were among the best in the country and seven of his players were invited to USA Hockey’s prestigious National Team Development Program Evaluation Camps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In March 2023, the bantam hen from Michigan was crowned the world's oldest living chicken by Guinness World Records.
From DOGO News ● Sep. 19, 2023
My bantam, Emmylou, likes to lay her eggs in the yard where I can’t find them.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
A bantam alpha, gut sucked into his chest, shoulders padded out like a linebacker, hair center-parted and pomaded back; the little creep who makes nothing but takes a fee on it anyway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2020
One of the old men caught his visitor, another old fellow, stealing his bantam; the owner spotted its black feet sticking out of his guest’s sweater.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
