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
Chicken-sexers are people who rapidly sort newborn chicks into gendered bins.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Many succulents, like echeveria, sedum, and hens and chicks, are known for their cute, compact size and floral appearance.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
While adults are generally silent, chicks make raucous noises that can be heard a quarter of a mile away from a nesting colony.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Also, be sure to climb aboard the U-505 submarine and see the baby chicks in the hatchery.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Additionally, if humans on the beach disturb or damage the bird’s habitat, adult plovers will abandon their nests for long periods of time, endangering the unhatched chicks, the bird alliance said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Little Mu Hee doesn’t want the cake though, because the chicks died after eating it, as did Dad.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Many succulents, like echeveria, sedum, and hens and chicks, are known for their cute, compact size and floral appearance.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
While adults are generally silent, chicks make raucous noises that can be heard a quarter of a mile away from a nesting colony.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Also, be sure to climb aboard the U-505 submarine and see the baby chicks in the hatchery.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Additionally, if humans on the beach disturb or damage the bird’s habitat, adult plovers will abandon their nests for long periods of time, endangering the unhatched chicks, the bird alliance said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Little Mu Hee doesn’t want the cake though, because the chicks died after eating it, as did Dad.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chick. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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