brooder
Example Sentences
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On a recent weekday, Ben White, manager of the coho salmon recovery program at Warm Springs, gazed into a tank boiling with frisky, 2-pound brooders used for spawning and sighed.
From Los Angeles Times
A stubbly brooder and walking red flag, Frank specializes in lustful glances and angsty conversations.
From New York Times
He is not, unlike his mentor — and, indeed, like essentially all of his peers in the Premier League these days — much of a brooder and a bristler.
From New York Times
Foundation member Joel Warner, who lives outside of Troy, operates four pheasant brooders on his property.
From Seattle Times
There is no better way to be—logical or emotional, spontaneous or organized, party bro or brooder.
From The New Yorker
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