hen

Example Sentences

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A decade has passed since Louise James returned from a hen weekend feeling a sense of dread that a tragedy would unfold.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

His ancestor, he said, scolded the British: "You found a port as prosperous as a fine hen -- you took its eggs, plucked its feathers and now you spit its bones back at us."

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

“You have the fox guarding the hen house,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

My steak was cooked perfectly and complemented by the numerous sides, which include hen of the woods mushrooms, Japanese sweet potato and hand-cut black truffle fries.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025

It splashes into the middle of the pond, and the coot hen is startled into the reeds.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson