chick

Example Sentences

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Their first chick emerged from its egg on Friday at 15:10 BST.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Managing people and predators around nesting beaches, with the modest goal of helping pairs of oystercatchers fledge half a chick more each year, brought a 45% population surge by 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

What’s known as “pip watch” started earlier this week, a time of high anticipation when livestream viewers watch for signs of a chick breaking out of its shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In the rice paddies of Buri Ram, Thailand, a sarus crane gently cleans its one-week-old chick before lingering in a quiet beak-to-beak moment.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Beside her, in my spanking- new outfit, scrubbed and shiny, I feel like a recently hatched chick, untested and only just learning how to navigate the world.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins