How to Use carrier pigeon in a Sentence

carrier pigeon

noun

• The British send Alan Bates, who trains carrier pigeons, to defuse the works.
  — Charles Champlin, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• Hey, at least she's managed to eliminate the carrier pigeon from that process.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 17 May 2022
• Even his carrier pigeons were inspired to feats of heroism.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 29 Mar. 2020
• These supplies, ranging from M-4 tanks, 240-mm howitzers and flame throwers, to bazookas, razor blades, and carrier pigeon free, were moved by ships on a rigid timetable.
  — Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2019
• This is true even when nothing connects the particles — no force, wave or carrier pigeon.
  — Quanta Magazine, 19 Jan. 2016
• Strange to think of a form of love going extinct, like a carrier pigeon, a rare tortoise, a lilac or apple whose seeds are not to be found anymore, the scent and taste of the thing long lost, never to be touched again.
  — Longreads, 17 Apr. 2018
• The Rothschilds supposedly owe much of their fortune to a carrier pigeon that brought news of the French defeat at the Battle of Waterloo faster than ships.
  — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2019
• European merchant bankers used carrier pigeon networks in the 18th century to get an edge.
  — Chris Farrell, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
• Connecting by postcards seemed as odd as using a carrier pigeon.
  — Joan Donaldson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2021
• The ship was fitted with a full-length flight deck, aviation support equipment, an aircraft elevator for moving between the flight deck and hangar, and even a carrier pigeon house for use with airplanes that didn’t have radios.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Mar. 2022
• They were written by Barack Obama and delivered by a carrier pigeon with socialist leanings.
  — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• Right below the Villa's observatory, there once stood a bird coop for Gianni's many carrier pigeons.
  — Sara Tardiff, ELLE Decor, 16 June 2017
• The footage of that incident wasn’t sent by carrier pigeon from the International Space Station; it was recorded on a police bodycam and was available immediately.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 24 May 2018
• If the current trend continues, many sturgeon species could follow the morbid example of the carrier pigeon, which was hunted to extinction by European American settlers.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022
• Attach thousands of tiny notes to an extremely industrious carrier pigeon?
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 17 Feb. 2021
• One famous American carrier pigeon, Cher Ami, delivered 12 important messages.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024