"Squab" Example Sentences
1. The squabs chirped loudly for food.
2. The squabs had plump white breasts and tiny gray wings.
3. The mother dove fed the squabs regurgitated seeds from her crop.
4. The squabs hatched from the eggs and were fed and cared for by their parents.
5. The squab grew larger each day as it ate more food from its parents.
6. The squab coos could be heard from the nest tucked high in the eaves.
7. The squab nestled closely to its siblings for warmth.
8. The squabs clustered together in the nest lined with grass and feathers.
9. The mother dove covered the squabs with her wings to keep them warm.
10. The squabs were fed a paste of seeds and insects by their parents.
11. The squab fluttered its tiny wings in the nest, preparing for its first flight.
12. The young squabs are fragile and require constant care from the parent birds.
13. The squabs' downy feathers were fluffed up against the morning chill.
14. The hunter shot the squabs as they stood upright in the nest.
15. The farmer gathered the squabs from the dovecote to sell at the market.
16. The squabs were delicately roasted and served with bread stuffing.
17. The squab pie was made with young pigeon meat, onions, and sage.
18. The squab roast was covered in breadcrumbs and roasted until tender.
19. The squabs were enjoyed as a early summer delicacy by the villagers.
20. The squabs stayed close to their nest in the early weeks after hatching.
21. The cat climbed the tree and snatched one of the vulnerable squabs.
22. The nestling squabs were helpless against predators.
23. The hungry squabs fought over the worm their mother had brought them.
24. The squabs left the nest one by one as they grew stronger and bolder.
25. The squabs fledged from the nest and learned to fly with their parents.
26. The squabs were fed until they grew their adult feathers.
27. The nude squabs grew their downy coat of feathers in the first weeks.
28. The squabs' eyes opened after a week spent sleeping in the nest.
29. The squabs' soft flesh was much prized by pigeon fanciers.
30. The squabs demanded food round the clock from their tireless parents.
31. The squab first emerged from its shell blind and helpless.
32. The squabs were clamorous for food in their first weeks of life.
33. The squab's cries for food could be heard across the courtyard.
34. The squabs soon grew too big for the nest and had to find new roosts.
35. The squabs stretched their wings and tested their pin feathers.
36. The squab opened its beak wide, waiting for its parent's feed.
37. The squabs ran after their parents, begging for more morsels.
38. The squabs spent their days sleeping, eating, and waiting to fledge.
39. The hawk swooped down and snatched one of the unattended squabs.
40. The squabs puffed out their chest feathers in defiance of the cat.
41. The squabs tumbled over each other as they clamored for food.
42. The squab pecked at seeds scattered on the floor of the nest.
43. The squab's plumage soon transformed from down to adult feathers.
44. The squabs hopped and fluttered around the nest, ready to fly.
45. The squabs practiced flapping their wings in preparation to fledge.
46. The squab cheeped loudly whenever its mother left the nest.
47. The squab refused to leave the nest even when full grown.
48. The squabs formed a pile in the corner of the nest for warmth.
49. The squab squirmed and squeaked when handled by the pigeon fancier.
50. The squabs remained dependent on their parents for several weeks.
51. The nest was packed with squabs each demanding to be fed first.
52. The squabs cowered from the shadow of the hawk passing overhead.
53. The squabs grew larger every day on their diet of seeds and insects.
54. The squabs huddled together in the nest, trembling from the cold.
55. The squabs exercised their newly grown wings in the nest.
56. The squab made its first faltering flight from the nest.
57. The squabs teetered on the edge of the nest, preparing to jump.
58. The squabs competed for the warmest position in the nest.
59. The squabs hid under their mother's wing when disturbed.
60. The squabs grew restless and began practicing short flights in the nest.
Common Phases
1. nestling
squabs - young
squabs still in the nest
2.
squabs in the nest - young
squabs recently hatched and still confined to the nest
3. fledgling
squabs -
squabs that have recently left the nest but are still dependent on the parents
4.
squabs and doves - a general reference to young pigeons
5.
squabs and young - a general reference to baby pigeons regardless of age
6.
squab pie - a savory pie made with roasted
squab meat
7. roast
squab - roasted young pigeon meat, sometimes stuffed and covered in breadcrumbs
8.
squab crop - the expanded section of the digestive tract in
squabs and adult pigeons where they store food for their young