Examples of Chicken Little in a Sentence
some called him Chicken Little, but the climatologist had the data to back up his warning on global warming
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Only Chicken Little would unduly worry about such an environmental change possibility some 75 years down the pike.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Some experts — ones that some in the real estate industry liken to Chicken Little — worry the spiraling impacts could mirror the 2008 real estate crash, with property values plunging along with the tax revenues that make local governments run.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
But that fable is brief, so this Chicken Little turns the story on its head.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Chick is a family nickname for Chiles after the character Chicken Little.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Among his critics, Dr. Wolfe acquired a reputation as a regulatory Chicken Little in his early campaigns against Alka-Seltzer, cough syrup, contact lenses, food additives, toothpaste and entire professions (dentistry, psychiatry).
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
The Garfield Movie is directed by Mark Dindal, who also made 2005's Chicken Little and 2000's The Emperor's New Groove.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
The film is directed by Mark Dindal (Emperor’s New Groove, Chicken Little), and Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds created the screenplay.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
But some Republicans dismiss these concerns as Biden administration overreach, a kind of political Chicken Little interpretation of a government shutdown.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2023
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Some experts — ones that some in the real estate industry liken to Chicken Little — worry the spiraling impacts could mirror the 2008 real estate crash, with property values plunging along with the tax revenues that make local governments run.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
But that fable is brief, so this Chicken Little turns the story on its head.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Chick is a family nickname for Chiles after the character Chicken Little.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Among his critics, Dr. Wolfe acquired a reputation as a regulatory Chicken Little in his early campaigns against Alka-Seltzer, cough syrup, contact lenses, food additives, toothpaste and entire professions (dentistry, psychiatry).
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
The Garfield Movie is directed by Mark Dindal, who also made 2005's Chicken Little and 2000's The Emperor's New Groove.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
The film is directed by Mark Dindal (Emperor’s New Groove, Chicken Little), and Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds created the screenplay.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
But some Republicans dismiss these concerns as Biden administration overreach, a kind of political Chicken Little interpretation of a government shutdown.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2023
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“Chicken Little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicken%20Little. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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