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

The intricate tattoos of leopards, a stag, a rooster, and a mythical half-lion and half-eagle creature on the woman's body shed light on an ancient warrior culture.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

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

When I heard about the banes of the farm, I imagined a monstrous rooster or something.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer