How to Use birdcage in a Sentence

birdcage

noun
  • The star upped the drama with a black headband and birdcage veil.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s messy birdcage of a mind careers from one random thought to the next.
    — Graydon Carter, The Hive, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Trump’s messy birdcage of a mind careers from one random thought to the next.
    — Graydon Carter, The Hive, 14 Oct. 2017
  • The steel birdcage is topped with a hook top for hanging and has a solid wood base.
    — Andreea Ciulac, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2017
  • Hefner even kept a birdcage in his bathroom that always held two lovebirds.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The very next episode, Danny played his birdcage idol for Frannie.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2023
  • His mother still had his old birdcage, and second bird spent the next two weeks in Milton.
    — Megan Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • Burris creates headbands, birdcage veils, and, of course, hats.
    — ELLE, 7 June 2023
  • As for pet owners, homes with litter boxes don’t smell the same as homes with birdcages or dogs that have rolled in the grass.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • The effect was of being in a birdcage over which your owner has abruptly dropped a blackout cloth.
    — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Transform a vintage birdcage into a stunning front door wreath.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The unique birdcage frame is modern, but the wooden design gives it a natural feel.
    — Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Two finches chirp from a birdcage on the kitchen counter, next to a large bottle of hand sanitizer.
    — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Her pillbox halo hat with a birdcage veil was by Jane Taylor.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Officers found the cub living in a birdcage barely bigger than the bear's body.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • On one side of the wall, a bronze statue of Angelou as a young girl stands on one leg atop a birdcage and a stack of books.
    — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 21 July 2019
  • These see-through umbrellas have a birdcage-like shape that will protect you from the elements.
    — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The first surprise was a black and gold Chanel bag that was presented in a matching gold and blinged out birdcage.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2021
  • There’s a grid of rusty iron separating us from the other half of the room, where what looks like a birdcage hangs from the ceiling.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2022
  • The sculpture is a giant birdcage made from copper, wood and resin that holds a human figure facing away from an open door.
    — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Exhausted from waking up and not knowing what fresh hell this new president and his birdcage of a mind have cooked up overnight.
    — Graydon Carter, The Hive, 19 June 2017
  • The birdcage, built in 1852, still stands today on a small island, but is not open to the public.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But the spa is essentially the jewel in the crown here, tucked away in a citrus grove with a lofty, birdcage-style atrium.
    — Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2022
  • In others, birdcages are small prisons for a variety of objects placed inside.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Those with a penchant for vintage glamour might select a birdcage veil for a bit of delicate mystery.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Also among the more creative gifts presented was a package that included bird food and a birdcage.
    — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
  • Brandon sabotaged the first fake production idol by opening the birdcage in front of his entire tribe.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2023
  • One of her children chose the canary in the Victorian birdcage.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2018
  • The bars on the birdcage staircase represent POW prison cells.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 May 2025
  • At Tika, the fun and wacky Carolyn finds the key to the immunity idol birdcage and takes the prize.
    — oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023

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