Want to use Turkey correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like poultry or bomb.

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Turkey in a sentence

Turkey | Turkeys | Turkeyen | Turkeyâ

Turkey meaning

  1. The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
  2. A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck.
  3. A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.

Synonyms of Turkey

poultry flop dud bomb disagreeable person unpleasant person joker land state country republic of turkey fowl domestic fowl meleagris gallopavo bust

Turkey in Dutch

kalkoen

Example sentences (20)

The star of any Thanksgiving table is the turkey, but when there are just two people, a whole turkey seems excessive.

All new irregular migrants crossing from Turkey to the Greek islands as of March 20, 2016 would be returned to Turkey.

I am very impressed by the effort of the state in Turkey because it shows that Turkey has a purpose," he said.

The deadly earthquakes in Turkey on Monday prompted the first direct contact between the leaders of and Turkey in months.

Haniyeh will travel to Turkey on Saturday to meet with Erdogan, Turkey’s private NTV television reported on the same day.

Turkey would also allow thousands of Syrian refugees dwelling inside Turkey’s territory to migrate to European destinations.

Turkey’s president warned Assad to halt the advance, which also risks shattering an alliance forged between Turkey and Russia.

Entrees include the Turkey Devonshire on sourdough, roast turkey breast, beefsteak tomatoes, mornay sauce, and candied pepper bacon.

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Sides included goat meat stew, buka stew, peppered turkey, peppered chicken, fried fish, peppered fish, turkey stew and ofada sauce.

Turkey was keen to prevent fighting with Russia, and Russia wanted Turkey to stop attacking Syria.

Turkey regards the U.S.-allied Kurdish forces as terrorists because of their links to Kurdish insurgents across the border in Turkey.

Within the project, Kirişci runs the Turkey Project Policy Paper series and frequently writes on the latest developments out of Turkey.

Turkey’s neighbor has been urging Ankara to secure Iraq’s water share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which originate from Turkey.

Punchy Asian flavours complement the relatively mild flavour of turkey – as with Andy Waters’ turkey larb – as do creamy or herby sauces.

The protagonist, a freediver from Turkey Sahika Ercumen, was captured during a training session in the Gilindire Cave in southern Turkey.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey greeting supporters in Ankara, Turkey, this month.

If the weather outside is conducive, cooking a turkey on a covered charcoal grill is a great idea; it gives the turkey a delightful smoky flavor.

In his second stint in Turkey, he managed only a goal and an assist in 10 league games and this stint in Turkey wasn’t as successful as his first.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported that the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia was also brought up during the call.

Greece said the deal violates international laws that Turkey doesn’t recognize unless in its favor and ignores Crete being between Turkey and Libya.

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Common combinations with turkey

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • turkey and 46×
  • in turkey 25×
  • to turkey 23×
  • of turkey 22×
  • turkey to 16×
  • the turkey 15×
  • that turkey 15×
  • turkey has 14×
  • turkey in 13×
  • between turkey 13×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "turkey" in a sentence?
An example: "The star of any Thanksgiving table is the turkey, but when there are just two people, a whole turkey seems excessive." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "turkey" from real English texts.
What does "turkey" mean?
Turkey means: The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
What are synonyms of "turkey"?
Common synonyms of "turkey" include: poultry, flop, dud, bomb, disagreeable person, unpleasant person, joker, land. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "turkey" in Dutch?
"turkey" translates to Dutch as: kalkoen.
How many example sentences with "turkey" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "turkey", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word turkey. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.