Example Sentences

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A new owner purchased the property 14 years ago and brought with him a peafowl and peahen, said Nielsen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

Mr Blunt has bought a peahen mate for Toby in the hope that she will improve his mood so he can regain his freedom.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

The project consists of dogs, cats, a small cohort of horses, and one peahen.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022

Fett bought three eggs and hatched Junior, a black shoulder peahen.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2016

I hope you do not think I’m proud like a peahen the way I go on about the things I am good at—like my penmanship and running faster than every lazy boy in town.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan