pigeon
Example Sentences
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Mr. Warrack describes removing an approximately 3-foot-deep layer of pigeon excrement from Rome’s Church of SS Vincenzo e Anastasio, “which revealed a multitude of squirming horrors that even Hieronymus Bosch never dreamed of.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied being arrested at an airport in Portugal after arriving with a shotgun he intended to use in a clay pigeon shooting competition.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The pigeon beat the California grizzly to the grave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Researchers also identified an extinct pigeon species closely related to Australia's bronzewing pigeons.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
George Davis is a stool pigeon, an informer and a traitor to the German government.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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