How to Use peafowl in a Sentence

peafowl

noun

• Every day, Campbell herds the peafowl away from her house with a large palm frond.
  — Linda Robertson, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2017
• Every Thursday, the peafowl could be seen chasing the garbage truck.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 5 July 2022
• Still, there’s no record of Baldwin’s peafowl purchase.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2021
• Some people love the peafowl and feed them — which also stretches some neighbors' nerves to the breaking point.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 May 2017
• At some point, Baldwin added peafowl to his collection.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2021
• To this day, hundreds of peafowl still range across the property and into Arcadia.
  — Farah Eltohamy, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2020
• Male peafowl are called peacocks; females are referred to as peahens.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Mar. 2022
• Nearby neighborhoods such as Dreamhill Estates and Oak Hills also have their share of wild peafowl.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2021
• Frank Vanderlip, a banker who helped develop the peninsula in the early 1900s, received a gift of peafowl.
  — Farah Eltohamy, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2020
• Davis believes Stevens added the peafowl and other exotic animals to dress up the surroundings.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2021
• Dakin and Montgomerie have now found similar results in two peafowl populations in Canada and one in the United States.
  — Susan Milius, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2011
• For years, peafowl have called Los Angeles County home, and residents have disputed how to best handle the roughly ten-pound birds.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
• The Los Angeles County Arboretum, home to more than 100 peafowl, is located there.
  — Erica Werner, Washington Post, 6 June 2021
• On the other hand, populations of species like peafowls are increasing while sparrows are stable.
  — Neha Jain, Quartz India, 24 Feb. 2020
• The City of San Marino also offers an application for traps for private property to contain the peafowl.
  — Brisa Colon and Hollie Silverman, CNN, 9 June 2021
• Head for this nondescript neighborhood bordered by Loop 410 and the Medical Center that’s home to a flashy flock of peafowl — more commonly known as peacocks.
  — Richard Marini, ExpressNews.com, 7 Aug. 2020
• The South Pasadena peafowl population has spiked dramatically in the last year.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
• Near the county arboretum in Arcadia, ostentations — the term for groups of peafowl — have been spotted chasing coyotes.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021
• Enthusiasts say the peafowl are a blessing, with their gorgeous plumage enlivening neighborhoods.
  — Erica Werner, Washington Post, 6 June 2021
• The Arboretum is a wildlife sanctuary, so expect to see migratory birds and other species—including their famous peafowl.
  — Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 22 May 2018
• Residents have suggested feeding a contraceptive called Ovo Control P to peafowl.
  — Linda Robertson, miamiherald, 14 June 2017
• The Miami Herald reports that residents of one part of Coral Gables have gotten into verbal arguments and fistfights over the peafowl, which are loud, destructive and aggressive — not to mention they poop everywhere.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 May 2017
• An animal control officer picked up the multicolor peafowl.
  — Washington Post, 5 July 2017
• Residents, however, became concerned this year after noticing fewer peafowl near their usual roaming areas around Casselberry’s chain of lakes.
  — Martin E. Comas, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Dec. 2017

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024