How to Use hen in a Sentence

hen

noun

• But copies of the hit videogame were as scarce as hen’s teeth.
  — Stephen McBride, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
• Marge said Tori is the leader of the flock, or boss hen.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2021
• Might as well ask a hen not to lay eggs or the sun not to shine.
  — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• Rather, the color depends on the breed of the hen, Bauche says.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2020
• On each, she’s written the name of the hen that produced the egg.
  — Jennifer Piejko, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• Even better, get in the woods with live hens and call to them.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
• The color of the eggshell simply depends on the breed of hen.
  — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
• The hen didn't make a quack and remained calm throughout the process.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2021
• After five minutes of to-and-fro, the 30-inch hen came to hand.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2018
• There are hens who lay in nest boxes, and those that lay on the floor.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2018
• Cage-free does NOT mean that the hens have access to the outdoors.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2020
• Have you see how the hens in the garden pick at each other?
  — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2019
• Ali King baits a trap with a hen’s egg and piece of rabbit meat.
  — Naomi Arnold, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2020
• Grouse gather on the lek, where the hens watch males display.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
• She was treated like a queen, was a mean girl to the other hens.
  — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
• The use of the DCP is equivalent to placing the proverbial fox in charge of the hen house.
  — Jon Lender, courant.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• When the sky is falling, who will help the little red hen?
  — Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
• The front part of his brain contained two pus-filled tissue bags the size of a hen’s egg (Pfeufer, 1822)….
  — Robert Epstein, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021
• There was this musical sound of the hen that floated in the air.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2020
• The roasted Cornish hen, grilled lamb chops and the pork chops are all big crowd-pleasers.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• Any gobbler that wants to see the source of your hen calling will have to top that hill.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2023
• Hail stones could be larger than 2 inches, or the size of a hen egg.
  — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2019
• Around 142 million more hens will have to come out of their cages, the report said.
  — Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg.com, 24 Sep. 2019
• Calling too much: The hen usually goes to the gobbler in the wild.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2022
• Large entrees range from a duck leg for $30 to a roasted hen for $60.
  — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 13 Feb. 2020
• Make one layer cake for the hen, then make cupcakes for her head and tail.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
• Forty-four roosters and hens were being kept in cages and boxes in the garage.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
• The hens are the Roman Catholic priest's way of bringing country living and fresh eggs to the city.
  — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• Tony has killed nearby hens and piglets while leaving a trail of paw prints for crews to track, according to Houston outlet Chron.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
• Workers, who really rule the roost, rounded them up pretty quickly, with one hen herder even giving a thumbs up.
  — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024