How do you use Pigeon in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Pigeon in a sentence
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Pigeon meaning
- One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
- The meat from this bird.
- A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
Synonyms of Pigeon
Using Pigeon
- The main meaning on this page is: One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes. | The meat from this bird. | A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
- Useful related words include: columbiform bird.
- In the example corpus, pigeon often appears in combinations such as: the pigeon, pigeon forge, of pigeon.
Context around Pigeon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pigeon
- In this selection, "pigeon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clay, lakes, racing, rescue, advocacy and positive stand out and add context to how "pigeon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a local pigeon advocacy group and a messenger pigeon on an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pigeon" sits close to words such as adjectives, alameda and alia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pigeon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A few months ago on my morning walk I came upon a lost racing pigeon. (15 words)
A trap containing a pigeon and a gerbil as bait was also installed to catch the bird. (17 words)
Despite the fun colour, it appears the pink hue on the pigeon has come via unnatural means. (17 words)
Bonnie had been repeatedly told to make sure that Rascal never got out because he was a naive two-year-old house cat, but he was already in the back garden, creeping up on a pigeon. (36 words)
The cat injures a pigeon, and Lizzy’s landlady Jo (Hong Chau of “The Menu” and “The Whale”), also an artist, also with a gallery opening coming up, decides to nurse the bird back to health. (36 words)
Cat said after reports that pigeon droppings were a contributing factor to an infection that led to a child's death in 2019 in Glasgow, she has been left fearful for her family's health. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Blanca Uribe, vice president and medical director of Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue, describes the injuries of a pigeon at the non-profit organization's rehabilitation center in Maple Park.
Members of a local pigeon advocacy group, Lofty Hopes (whose slogan is "A pigeon positive movement"), are concerned.
A few months ago on my morning walk I came upon a lost racing pigeon.
A former clay pigeon shooting site near the distillery allowed him to turn his idea into reality, while a £25,000 loan helped to cover the costs of building the hideaway cabins.
And I think both of us always came back to this reality that it would kind of pigeon-hold us out of a lot of platforms and opportunities.
A trap containing a pigeon and a gerbil as bait was also installed to catch the bird.
A variety of field sports will also be returning including clay pigeon and musket shooting, air rifles and catapults.
Bernie's Bar on Newcastle's King Street is a venue that refuses to be pigeon-holed, and that's just the way its founders intended it to be.
Bonnie had been repeatedly told to make sure that Rascal never got out because he was a naive two-year-old house cat, but he was already in the back garden, creeping up on a pigeon.
Cat said after reports that pigeon droppings were a contributing factor to an infection that led to a child's death in 2019 in Glasgow, she has been left fearful for her family's health.
Crowe and Myland say they have spent two decades trying to resolve problems caused by water which “swoops” through their flat on very rainy days, carrying debris and pigeon waste from the guttering.
Despite the fun colour, it appears the pink hue on the pigeon has come via unnatural means.
He took off his shirt and then scolded the fans at home before he performed his “pigeon celebration” with teammate Son Heung Min.
I'm just a dirty Ohioan, but for what its worth Pigeon Forge isnt a bad place to spend a long weekend.
Memorabilia from the campaigns the Dead Pigeon River Council has waged against the paper mill over the years, from the collection of council member Steve Hodges.
Modern steel and glass were installed in the courtyard which opened up the rear of the building, removed a significant pigeon problem and made the view of the wings more visible.
One of the first three recipients was Winkie, a messenger pigeon on an aircraft which had to ditch due to engine trouble.
People say Pierce’s contributions to the national discourse are of no value, but I once saw a pigeon eating some sick off the floor as if it were a nourishing meal.
Pigeon Island was a separate isle until 1972, when the government built a causeway between it and the main island for easy access.
The cat injures a pigeon, and Lizzy’s landlady Jo (Hong Chau of “The Menu” and “The Whale”), also an artist, also with a gallery opening coming up, decides to nurse the bird back to health.
Common combinations with pigeon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the pigeon 30×
- pigeon forge 14×
- of pigeon 10×
- clay pigeon 10×
- pigeon and 10×
- passenger pigeon 10×
- pigeon shooting 9×
- pigeon valley 8×
- in pigeon 7×
- and pigeon 5×