Examples of mother hen in a Sentence
a football coach who fusses over his players like a mother hen
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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.
—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
Darwin vividly recalls the day 21 years ago when one of the chicken eggs that was supposed to hatch looked rotten, and had been abandoned by its mother hen.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
During the photo shoot, Giannis flitted around like a proud mother hen, beaming at Alex.
—Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
Sarah is the mother hen of King’s employees, taking special care of men like Rooster.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
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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.
—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
Darwin vividly recalls the day 21 years ago when one of the chicken eggs that was supposed to hatch looked rotten, and had been abandoned by its mother hen.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
During the photo shoot, Giannis flitted around like a proud mother hen, beaming at Alex.
—Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
Sarah is the mother hen of King’s employees, taking special care of men like Rooster.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
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“Mother hen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20hen. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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