Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

According to the outlet, Black’s team rented out trucks in order to get the frozen fowls to those in need.

From Fox News • Nov. 24, 2021

Today, starlings are viewed as the foulest of the fowls, but it wasn’t always this way.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2016

Expect 1980s carton environments and side-scrolling shooting and racing mechanics to replace the previous sling-shot type battles between the pigs and fowls, except now its Autobirds versus Deceptihogs.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2014

Another time, the group released a flock of turkeys dressed up like Milošević’s wife in a busy shopping district, leading the authorities to chase the fowls all over the neighborhood.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2014

The noise of the car brought women to the door of the ramshackle building but didn’t distract the single- minded activity of either the grubby kids or the scrawny fowls.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou