Examples of mother hen in a Sentence
a football coach who fusses over his players like a mother hen
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The show's daffy, big-hearted mother hen revealed to TV Insider that fans can expect a torrent of emotions this season.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Amy was the mother hen to everyone in her life.
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Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Almost like a mother hen guiding the babies, just kind of teaching them things, pushing them to be better.
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Alex Andrejev,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Not Ready: This is an opportunity for you, a de facto mother hen figure, to push everyone out of the nest and encourage them to fly on their own.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
As Gemma placed the eggs in sawdust near the hen's perch, the soon-to-be mother hen rushed over, and attempted to sit on them even before Gemma was finished putting them all in.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Faye Chen of Double Chicken Please With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, bartender GN Chan has flown the award-laden Double Chicken Please coop to spend his holiday with family in Taiwan while his co-founder and mother hen Faye Chen keeps the nest warm.
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Ingu Chen,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
Perhaps no one is fonder of the Eola swans than City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, who has become something of a mother hen to the famous fowl.
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Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 July 2024
In one of the better videos on the internet this week, a hungry hawk gets in a fight with a defensive mother hen.
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Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
28 Feb. 2024
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Amy was the mother hen to everyone in her life.
—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Almost like a mother hen guiding the babies, just kind of teaching them things, pushing them to be better.
—
Alex Andrejev,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Not Ready: This is an opportunity for you, a de facto mother hen figure, to push everyone out of the nest and encourage them to fly on their own.
—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
As Gemma placed the eggs in sawdust near the hen's perch, the soon-to-be mother hen rushed over, and attempted to sit on them even before Gemma was finished putting them all in.
—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Faye Chen of Double Chicken Please With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, bartender GN Chan has flown the award-laden Double Chicken Please coop to spend his holiday with family in Taiwan while his co-founder and mother hen Faye Chen keeps the nest warm.
—
Ingu Chen,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
Perhaps no one is fonder of the Eola swans than City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, who has become something of a mother hen to the famous fowl.
—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 July 2024
In one of the better videos on the internet this week, a hungry hawk gets in a fight with a defensive mother hen.
—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
28 Feb. 2024
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“Mother hen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20hen. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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