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Recent Examples of parrot
Verb
On Vought News, Cate is still parroting the story that she was assaulted by Starlighters and Jordan is lying for likes.—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 Advertisement Advertisement This means that AI chatbots are prone to parroting narratives spread by Russian disinformation networks, NewsGuard claims.—Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
The parrot responded by barking, a real yip like a small dog.—New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 The couples shared a landlord, a bachelor and fitness buff named Jocko who lived alone with his parrot, Pontius Pilate.—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parrot
Streets shut down as trumpets, tambourines, and drums echo through neighborhoods, while millions of people adorn themselves in shimmering color to celebrate for days.
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Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
This demand for everyday staples is echoed in the index’s hottest products list.
In the modern day, people who have wielded racist tropes against Black people, including the ape comparison, have faced swift social backlash and loss of employment.
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Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
The chairwoman of the Hardin County Republican Party is apologizing after posting — then later deleting — a video depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes.
Not the president, certainly not the Supreme Court, that is his biggest rubber stamp.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
These considerations can meaningfully alter the course of experiments, but the committees are frequently criticized for acting as a rubber stamp, not least because they’ve been shown to sign off on as many as ninety-eight per cent of proposals up for review.
Novo Nordisk helped establish the market, but is losing market share to Eli Lilly and cheaper copycats and struggling to impress investors with its drug pipeline.
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Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
The two horror classics were made five years apart (1973 and 1978), and launched a bloody string of sequels and copycats.
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Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
In straightforward and compelling prose, Sammy, then 40, tells the story of his vaudeville beginnings, his growth as an entertainer, and his movement through America.
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Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
The teaser features the nephew of the late superstar entertainer recreating dance moves on stage or from memorable rock videos.
In its final form, the sky-high pad spanned a whopping 13,300 square feet across two levels, with four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a gym, a massage room, wine storage, and plenty of sprawling gallery walls to display the performer’s art collection.
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Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Unlike the Super Bowl 59 performer, however, Thomas is not a household name.
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