Plucked

//plʌkt//

"Plucked" in a Sentence (11 examples)

I plucked a daisy for her.

I plucked up the courage and confessed that it was all my fault.

Plato having defined man to be a two-legged animal without feathers, Diogenes plucked a cock and brought it into the Academy, and said, "This is Plato’s man." On which account this addition was made to the definition,—"With broad flat nails."

The man plucked up courage and pulled the trigger.

This is the first time I've ever plucked a chicken.

Have you ever plucked a chicken?

When was the last time you plucked a chicken?

Even though I plucked up courage to invite Mary to a film, she stood me up.

I plucked one.

She plucked a chicken.

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He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]

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