How to Use pigeon in a Sentence
pigeon
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To find out, the researchers turned to the common pigeon.
— Tess Joosse, Scientific American, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The pigeon’s bright pink hue was a clear sign that something was wrong.
— María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 -
Like the pigeon, Lizzy's career is struggling to take flight.
— Thomas Page, Cnn, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023 -
The disease was deemed fatal in owls who preyed on pigeons.
— USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 -
Before that, the men would attach a pigeon to a kite and release it into the sky for the falcons to chase.
— Erin Schaff Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022 -
In the world of colored gemstones, a Burmese pigeon blood ruby is the most rare and valuable.
— Jill Newman, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2022 -
The pigeon keeper fears his building may still fall, the young man explained.
— Salwan Georges, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023 -
In an interview, the researchers explained the link to the bus-driving pigeon.
— Ian Stewart, Wired, 7 Sep. 2021 -
For the unversed, the pigeon’s blood ruby is the most coveted of all rubies.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2021 -
From pigeon pose, fold forward, bringing your head and chest toward the ground.
— Women's Health, 11 July 2023 -
The brewery – which will create a stage in the event-space room - wants to offer a wide range of tunes and not be pigeon-holed into one style.
— Marc Bona, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021 -
The music supervisor queued up the choo choo of a freight train, the clanging of an old-timey clock, and a chorus of pigeon coos.
— Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 -
Pigeon Pose Like the first movement, pigeon pose will help relieve some places of tightness along the nerve route.
— Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Angie is so lovable, purrs like a pigeon, has ears like a champ and gets along with her half-sister, Sophia Loren.
— Claudia Russo, cleveland, 15 Apr. 2021 -
Explain what the pigeon tunnel is, for people who don’t know.
— David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023 -
Sure, a pigeon clutch might be a little zany, wacky, or downright absurd, but who cares?
— Meg Donohue, ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Those same qualities make pigeons good for racing — a much more common use of the birds these days.
— Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Her colored jeans were washed and hand-dyed in muted pink and pigeon gray, and fabric remnants were used for the plaid insets in the skirts.
— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024 -
This New Giza restaurant is known for its free-range chicken and pigeon dishes.
— Chao Deng, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022 -
On the first day of the 2023 Venice Film Festival, a pigeon went viral after walking the red carpet.
— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023 -
In the early 1900s, the pigeon camera was developed to capture photos from the sky.
— Janice Kai Chen, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 -
The guests were served an eight-course menu including pigeon pie, pheasants and French pastries.
— Yannic Rack, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023 -
Its hawker is a loud, bold and shameless salesman, his stock is endless, and the streets eat it like pigeons and popcorn, all day e’ry day.
— Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 11 Aug. 2023 -
In addition, there are dozens of birds from chickens to pigeons on the property.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023 -
Flamingo was a king pigeon, a type of domestic bird often bred for meat.
— Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023 -
Who would have thought the most in-demand clutch of the season would resemble a literal pigeon?
— Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 2 Mar. 2023 -
So, carrying a pigeon purse for a day of shopping with Charlotte?
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2022 -
Like so many seemingly small elements in Reichardt’s movies, the pigeon looms larger in the greater meaning of the movie.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023 -
The breaking point came when the center’s outreach coordinator went outside to take photos of the dogs playing and the pigeon landed on her head.
— Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024 -
The latter wrote the New Yorker article about the real-life phenomenon of pigeon racing that inspired the movie.
— Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
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