chicken feed

Example Sentences

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“Their needs and their wants are completely different than what we need here,” said Pamela Davis, 40, who was loading bags of chicken feed into the back of her SUV in Yuba City.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Insinuating that Michelle Obama might throw her hat into the presidential race, which she's gone on the record saying she'd never do, is throwing chicken feed to the cluckers.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

That’s chicken feed compared with the 350 million tons of meat consumed around the world — a number that is only expected to grow.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

“There is no food, bird food, chicken feed or anything in any pet shop at the moment. Because everywhere is either closed or collapsed,” Tekinbas said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

On her way out she waved her handkerchief at the nurse and turned her into a crocus sack of chicken feed.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou