Examples of chick in a Sentence
a mother hen and her chicks
those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them
Recent Examples on the Web
Photos show the hooded vulture chick in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The ornithurine chick and his family aren’t the only types of birds here to call this landscape home.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
This would need to be done at least every two weeks to prevent any new chicks from hatching, according to a US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service document on gull interference with people and businesses.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Hanson said he’s seen as many as four chicks in the drone photos.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
That means lots of chicks, which help keep songbird populations stable over time.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Kerr said the department must act to save broodstock to produce enough chicks to maintain huntable populations in an increasingly stressed environment.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Exposure to the pesticide DDT in the 1960s weakened the shells of eggs laid by merlins and other raptors, and fewer of their chicks survived.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
But the chick-snatching wasn't all terror and crib robbery, Parker stressed.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The ornithurine chick and his family aren’t the only types of birds here to call this landscape home.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
This would need to be done at least every two weeks to prevent any new chicks from hatching, according to a US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service document on gull interference with people and businesses.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Hanson said he’s seen as many as four chicks in the drone photos.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
That means lots of chicks, which help keep songbird populations stable over time.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Kerr said the department must act to save broodstock to produce enough chicks to maintain huntable populations in an increasingly stressed environment.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Exposure to the pesticide DDT in the 1960s weakened the shells of eggs laid by merlins and other raptors, and fewer of their chicks survived.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
But the chick-snatching wasn't all terror and crib robbery, Parker stressed.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chick. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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chick
noun1
a
: chicken entry 1 sense 1
especially
: one newly hatched
b
: the young of any bird
2
informal, sometimes offensive
: girl sense 1b, woman sense 1
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