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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The little marshmallow chicks managed to hold space for all three big flavors listed on the package.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Once eggs hatch, all members of the clan are involved in feeding chicks with acorns, insects and sap.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Little Mu Hee doesn’t want the cake though, because the chicks died after eating it, as did Dad.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
During the horse's jaunt, the animal comes across an American bald eagle chick who has fallen from their nest onto the ground.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
And that sets up potential food problems for young chicks.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The change in habits is setting up potential food problems for young chicks.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Once eggs hatch, all members of the clan are involved in feeding chicks with acorns, insects and sap.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Little Mu Hee doesn’t want the cake though, because the chicks died after eating it, as did Dad.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
During the horse's jaunt, the animal comes across an American bald eagle chick who has fallen from their nest onto the ground.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
And that sets up potential food problems for young chicks.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The change in habits is setting up potential food problems for young chicks.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chick. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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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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