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Examples of Chicken Little in a Sentence
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Word History
from the fable in which a chick attempts to warn other barnyard animals that the sky is falling after she is struck on the head by a chance falling object
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Chicken Little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicken%20Little. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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