rooster

Example Sentences

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Mr. Chalamet, who is onscreen virtually nonstop and moves around it like a rooster on fire, can certainly turn on the charm when he wants to, as in “Wonka.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

But the woman also had a rooster on her thumb, showing "an intriguing style with a certain uniqueness," says Dr Caspari.

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

That’s exactly what Davis wrote in a 2006 book warning about the threat of avian flu, complete with a photo of a menacing white rooster on the cover.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025

“I know I am. Somebody better catch that rooster running around here. All that cock-a-doodle-dooin’ at the crack’a dawn is messing with my rest.”

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore