How to Use dove in a Sentence

dove

noun
  • The President sided with the doves and worked to avoid war.
  • Will Warsh be a hawk or a dove?
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Would our kind hosts have either doves or quail?
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And that same heavy gun would work well for targets and doves.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The dove white tweed jacket was crafted in an off-white wool blend.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • My four-year-old Labrador had been on dove duty for a full week.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
  • The Fed’s Powell is not a dove.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Steve found an artist to make projections that would take the place of the doves.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Nix ran two yards into an opening and dove for the first down to seal the win.
    — oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The episode dove not just into their work but also into their lives.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But then the dove landed atop a Joshua tree, maybe 50 yards away.
    — Chris Grillot, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But just before the ball hit the turf, in dove Davison to scoop it up.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, the word for dove in French is colombe so that’s confusing.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Then, once the song has ascended to its chorus, there is a dove, ablaze.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The dove wasn’t part of Friday’s rehearsal.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
  • There, birds sang, mostly sparrows and doves, diving in and out of the hedge.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And as Weber turned to look at the dove again, Bryant pulled out the ring.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Some outfitters don’t book late-season dove hunts.
    — Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Take care of my little giant slayer and my the voice of heaven’s dove.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Take care of my little giant slayer and the voice of heaven's dove.
    — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Shires is coy about whether the design on her arm depicts the hawk, as in, the pursuer, or the dove.
    — Jewly Height, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Robert dove and made another tremendous grab.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Edmiston says the program will add eight new dove/small game leases to this fall.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 16 July 2022
  • The apron is printed with doves, menorahs, the Star of David, and more.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Breasting a dove is simple and takes seconds, leaving you with about an ounce of meat per dove.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • The image also showed three dove emojis above Archie's head.
    — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • The dove defends its place on the feeder with something Beth calls the kung-fu wing slap.
    — Washington Post, 9 May 2022
  • Episode five dove into his backstory.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Dozens of white doves, a symbol of peace, were released after the mayor’s speech.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The famous writer could shoot 18 doves a day, 15 ducks or a dozen quail.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023

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