Recent Examples on the WebWhen that dream began, popular music was the ugly duckling of genres, with little culture.—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024 These Club stocks — beaten down, disliked, without sponsorship — go from being ugly ducklings to beautiful must-own swans.—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024 This picture book, written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, was first published in 1941 and was such a huge hit that a sculpture of its characters, a pair of mallards and their brood of ducklings, was later installed in the Public Garden.—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 By the time the ducklings were born, the story had gone national, an uplifting and real tale at a time when people really seemed to need it.—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for duckling
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