chicken

Example Sentences

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The kid’s joy is as stratospheric as the plane; he adores everything but the airline’s chicken cordon bleu.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“It has become a game of chicken between physical tightening and confidence that diplomacy or reopening headlines arrive before inventories become critically stressed.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Prices of food products including meat, chicken and some vegetables skyrocketed in some supermarkets this past week, after year-on-year inflation hit 14 percent in April.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The campaign group said high levels of salt were not inevitable, comparing a Pret A Manager chicken sandwich that contained 2.22g of salt with a similar one from Greggs that had only 1.1g.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Mama said something about scarlet fever, Daddy said something else about mumps or chicken pox, Mama was calling the doctor, Daddy was wrapping me up in a blanket and putting me in the truck.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan