How to Use carrier pigeon in a Sentence
carrier pigeon
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The British send Alan Bates, who trains carrier pigeons, to defuse the works.
—Charles Champlin, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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Hey, at least she's managed to eliminate the carrier pigeon from that process.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 17 May 2022
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Even his carrier pigeons were inspired to feats of heroism.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 29 Mar. 2020
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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
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This is true even when nothing connects the particles — no force, wave or carrier pigeon.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Jan. 2016
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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
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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
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European merchant bankers used carrier pigeon networks in the 18th century to get an edge.
—Chris Farrell, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
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Connecting by postcards seemed as odd as using a carrier pigeon.
—Joan Donaldson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2021
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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
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They were written by Barack Obama and delivered by a carrier pigeon with socialist leanings.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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Attach thousands of tiny notes to an extremely industrious carrier pigeon?
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 17 Feb. 2021
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One famous American carrier pigeon, Cher Ami, delivered 12 important messages.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020
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