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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
Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Chopard is known for its bevy of lavish jewelry that drops season after season on the red carpet at Cannes.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
Chris Coduto | Getty Images NBA star Kevin Durant has regained access to his bevy of bitcoins, years after getting locked out of his Coinbase account.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The government set a goal to increase it to 40 percent and undertook a bevy of projects with the national Olympic committee, sports world federations, and sports clubs under the auspices of the Ministry of Sport.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Bevy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bevy. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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