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
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Sedum, aloe vera, cactus varieties, echeveria, and hens and chicks are popular types of succulents with a range of different shapes, textures, colors, and sizes.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
The chicks quickly learned to do this.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
In light of the new chick findings, Ćwiek has also taken a broader view.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Each spring, Robertson is a part of a team that travels by airboat through miles of marsh, wading in deep water to monitor nests and using mirrors on poles to check eggs and chicks.
—Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Chicken-sexers are people who rapidly sort newborn chicks into gendered bins.
—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
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
The chicks quickly learned to do this.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
In light of the new chick findings, Ćwiek has also taken a broader view.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Each spring, Robertson is a part of a team that travels by airboat through miles of marsh, wading in deep water to monitor nests and using mirrors on poles to check eggs and chicks.
—Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Chicken-sexers are people who rapidly sort newborn chicks into gendered bins.
—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
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“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chick. Accessed 23 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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