rooster

Example Sentences

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Instead he’s something between an excitable morning TV anchor and the rooster who thought he brought the dawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

While he speaks to me from his home in Sierra Leone, a rooster crows in the background, punctuating his sentences like a barnyard hype man.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2025

When Russo was able to return briefly to her property, she found that a hen, four chicks and a rooster were gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

A rooster is held in a cage on a farm on January 23, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

By this time Josh, who had joined us at the first explosion, was throwing himself about in an outrage, but I couldn’t let a rooster spoil the fun.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz