duck

Example Sentences

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This year, he had to duck out of a dinner in Prague to secure spots for his two sons in a popular Lego camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The group had also raised money to pay for the bulbs by selling 12,000 bags of duck food.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In my opinion, I could be a sitting duck.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 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

It is amusing to waddle like a duck, and I have grown used to it.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood