chicken

Example Sentences

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Now, only a few small businesses are reopening in the city, like a chicken shop with a shattered storefront whose owner said his five employees have not come back.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

That sauce, spooned over the chicken, rice, and spinach, made the whole meal feel like something I meant to cook, not just something I assembled.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Tech is playing a risky game of chicken with talent—because they will find greener grass elsewhere.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In the episode, David is caught between a delicious new Palestinian chicken restaurant, a Palestinian girlfriend and an outraged inner circle of Jewish friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

I lay on the ground, still as a dead chicken, and looked up at Red.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff