Examples of chick in a Sentence
a mother hen and her chicks
those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them
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The company released a video showing the hatching chicks.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
Human disturbance at beach nesting areas can result in nest abandonment or the loss of eggs and chicks.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Her new friends include Sam (Bianca Dumais), a rock-chick type who’s the same age as Franny and who has developed a reputation for promiscuity around town that doesn’t seem deserved.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
The male Burrowing Own feeds a gecko to the female as their chicks play around them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
In decades past, researchers have used cruder technology to create transparent eggshells that hatched chicks from plastic films or sacks.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Kyle has treated Amanda, who suffered as his side chick for years before being elevated to main chick, terribly.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 May 2026
This undated photo provided by Colossal Biosciences shows a chick hatched from an artificial environment.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
Hens and chicks are winter hardy in USDA Zones 3–8 and do well in full sun or with afternoon shade in hotter areas.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
Human disturbance at beach nesting areas can result in nest abandonment or the loss of eggs and chicks.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Her new friends include Sam (Bianca Dumais), a rock-chick type who’s the same age as Franny and who has developed a reputation for promiscuity around town that doesn’t seem deserved.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
The male Burrowing Own feeds a gecko to the female as their chicks play around them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
In decades past, researchers have used cruder technology to create transparent eggshells that hatched chicks from plastic films or sacks.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Kyle has treated Amanda, who suffered as his side chick for years before being elevated to main chick, terribly.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 May 2026
This undated photo provided by Colossal Biosciences shows a chick hatched from an artificial environment.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
Hens and chicks are winter hardy in USDA Zones 3–8 and do well in full sun or with afternoon shade in hotter areas.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chick. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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chick
noun1
a
: chicken entry 1 sense 1
especially
: one newly hatched
b
: the young of any bird
2
informal, sometimes offensive
: girl sense 1b, woman sense 1
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