partridge

Example Sentences

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Hunters pay big money to enter the grounds, but they are given express instructions to focus on deer and partridge, and leave the felines well alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

One X user wrote they were “glad that olivia rodrigo and louis partridge are finally dating people their age and not weirdos in their late twenties who think it’s okay to date teens.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

While many cultures and individuals still preferred slender women and muscular men, others idealized being "plump as a partridge" as indicative of both health and wealth.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2022

On the first day of Christmas, it will set shoppers back $280.18 to buy a partridge in a pear tree for their true love — a 25.8% increase from last year.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2022

“And there’s a partridge in the pear tree. Get to the point, Dad.”

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie