How to Use pigeon in a Sentence

pigeon

noun
  • Each time, the pigeons have to find their way back.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But in his pigeon loft out back, are his real prizes.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The first pigeon to find their way back into the loft wins.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The next day, all the pigeons were released.
    — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
  • The pigeon spread its wings and launched away, into flight.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The pigeon’s bright pink hue was a clear sign that something was wrong.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • And as the prizes have climbed, so has the demand for the fastest pigeons.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The pigeons returned, one by one.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
  • White terns have about the same body length as pigeons but a larger wingspan.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The more pigeons in the race, the larger the pot becomes.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The wild pigeons came with a beat of wings that filled the air, and ate the acorns under the oaks.
    — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The pigeon keeper fears his building may still fall, the young man explained.
    — Salwan Georges, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The most recent dish features pigeon with bere (barley) at its core.
    — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • In the next two decades, only pigeons entered the once-grand theater.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Explain what the pigeon tunnel is, for people who don’t know.
    — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Like the pigeon, Lizzy's career is struggling to take flight.
    — Thomas Page, Cnn, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • From pigeon pose, fold forward, bringing your head and chest toward the ground.
    — Women's Health, 11 July 2023
  • Sure, a pigeon clutch might be a little zany, wacky, or downright absurd, but who cares?
    — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Flamingo was a king pigeon, a type of domestic bird often bred for meat.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Sparrows, pigeons, and buzzards in the sky watching me.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The streetcar, the pigeons, the sound of the ambulance.
    — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • About the same time the wild pigeons, which used to darken the sun with their flights, left here, never to return.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Barnes, a longtime fan of birds, began breeding pigeons a couple of years ago.
    — Lisa Gutierrez march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Specialized immune cells in the pigeon's liver break down red blood cells and store iron.
    — ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • Those same qualities make pigeons good for racing — a much more common use of the birds these days.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Take time to cover trash cans and clean up food waste—since pigeons are less picky eaters and will dumpster dive if allowed.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
  • The crinkling sound of foil unwrapping scared the pigeons, which flew to the other side of the dusty lot.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
  • At that moment, a child screams and a flock of pigeons crashes into the crowd; a few of us duck for cover.
    — Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
  • In all, 87 pigeons were found that appeared to be birds stolen from Belgium.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Steak knives are one of those kitchen items that get pigeon-holed into the niche tool category thanks to their name.
    — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026

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