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What makes up a bevy?
There’s no need to quail when confronted with a word of uncertain origins; some mysteries are simply destined to remain as such. Etymologists have a bevy of theories about the roots of bevy, for example, but little definitive evidence—and that’s okay! What we do know is that bevy emerged out of Middle English as the collective noun for a number of birds and mammals that were commonly hunted, including pheasants, partridges, roe deer, larks, and especially quail. Bevy is still used in this way today, not only for wild game but for gulls, hens, etc. But bevies are now most often composed of a great many people and things, as in “a bevy of reporters” or “a bevy of menu options.”
Examples of bevy in a Sentence
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Their story, the first of Henry's beloved books to be adapted, combines a bevy of popular tropes.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Fujifilm also leverages the pixel count to support a bevy of in-camera crop modes.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
As Sportico detailed, Faraji in January leveled a bevy of accusations against Bayless as well as FS1 executive Charlie Dixon.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Bevy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bevy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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