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Recent Examples of gaggleAlso in the mix are the Governor’s many female admirers who show up to watch the trial, and a gaggle of fellow-reporters, one of whom eventually becomes Lemann’s lover.—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026 The youthful gaggle had become a choir, giving voice to a tradition of choral music in the Church of England that has survived largely unchanged for almost 500 years.—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 Her competition was stiff, as the finale pit her against a gaggle of Lambs that turned out to be Wilson Phillips.—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026 An older couple smiled as a gaggle of kids ran uphill and past them, racing to the ice cream promised to them on the canyon rim.—Bing Pan, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gaggle
But use of the six pods, arranged in a triple-bunk style layout between cabins, will put fliers in close proximity to others, prompting the airline to publish etiquette notes.
The two were part of a group quail hunting at a ranch in Texas when Cheney fired at a covey of quail, not realizing Whittington, who stayed behind to collect shot birds, had approached.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Among the highlights is her vast (and presumably growing) collection of awards, including her covey of CMA and ACM trophies and her 2024 Grammy for Best Country Album, and an array of stage wear that’s a fashionista’s feast.
The jostling, joyful atmosphere underscored the joy the third pope to visit Cameroon has brought the former French colony, where around a third of the population is Catholic.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Nags Head, North Carolina North Carolina’s first tourist colony (established in the 1830s) is still a popular vacation spot thanks to its classic beach-town appeal.