How to Use homing pigeon in a Sentence

homing pigeon

noun
  • The latest trend to rebuild the homing pigeon scene in the United States is something called a one-loft race.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2021
  • Officers responded to a report of a homing pigeon on the deck of a home in the 7000 block of Eagle Trail.
    Star Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Bob, a homing pigeon, went missing during a race in the Channel Islands in mid-June.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2022
  • While Vider's head often can be found in the clouds alongside his birds, his nose was buried in books that taught him how to succeed in the business of homing pigeons.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • While Vider’s head often can be found in the clouds alongside his birds, his nose was buried in books that taught him how to succeed in the business of homing pigeons.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 24 July 2019
  • At the time, homing pigeons were used to relay messages from the front lines, so the soldiers tried sending two birds back to headquarters for help.
    Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 20 Nov. 2018
  • Things had moved on from the days of homing pigeons (for which, of course, there had been specially developed chronographs).
    Nick Foulkes, A-LIST, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Jardy suspects that this capsule slipped off the homing pigeon’s leg early in its journey.
    Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Known for his self-deprecating sense of humor, Dedera once described filing a column from an old cavalry camp in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area via homing pigeon.
    John D'anna, azcentral, 3 Mar. 2020
  • While many Chicagoans might think pigeon racing is rushing to their bedroom windows at 4:30 a.m. to chase away the birds and their infernal cooing, aldermen have introduced a proposal to bring back the sport of racing homing pigeons.
    John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
  • Highlights are pancake breakfasts, homing pigeon release, antique car show.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022
  • His predominant interest was in raising tumbling and homing pigeons, which reminded him of his childhood in Turkey.
    courant.com, 13 June 2019
  • The authorities have restricted live entertainment venues, ordered people to vacate apartments and banned flying kites, sky lanterns and even homing pigeons, a charming feature of many neighborhoods.
    Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2019

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