duck

Example Sentences

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Cartoons as long as 10 hours each feature illustrated dogs playing around in an animated New York City, or dogs watching duck ponds.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But the U.S. won’t be able to duck the harm from a long-term closure of the Strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“If it quacks like a duck, it’s probably sports betting and it ought to be regulated as such.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

But the visitors who go to Butterworth’s looking for something exotic are not just Midwestern tourists out for pork cheeks or dry-aged duck breast to sample on a patriotic vacation.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Isaac Granger’s brother Bagwell is mentioned in Jefferson’s farm accounts, selling Jefferson skins, fish, duck, cucumbers, and watermelons.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis