How to Use birdcage in a Sentence

birdcage

noun
Definition of birdcagenext
  • Trump’s messy birdcage of a mind careers from one random thought to the next.
    — Graydon Carter, The Hive, 19 June 2017
  • Trump’s messy birdcage of a mind careers from one random thought to the next.
    — Graydon Carter, The Hive, 14 Oct. 2017
  • The steel birdcage is topped with a hook top for hanging and has a solid wood base.
    — Andreea Ciulac, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2017
  • This nest is made from woven grass fibers and can be used in your birdcage or yard.
    — Cody Stewart, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The birdcage, built in 1852, still stands today on a small island, but is not open to the public.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2019
  • On one side of the wall, a bronze statue of Angelou as a young girl stands on one leg atop a birdcage and a stack of books.
    — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 21 July 2019
  • Maybe just — maybe put a towel over it and pretend it’s a birdcage.
    — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 31 July 2018
  • At Tika, the fun and wacky Carolyn finds the key to the immunity idol birdcage and takes the prize.
    — oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The very next episode, Danny played his birdcage idol for Frannie.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2023
  • As for pet owners, homes with litter boxes don’t smell the same as homes with birdcages or dogs that have rolled in the grass.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • His mother still had his old birdcage, and second bird spent the next two weeks in Milton.
    — Megan Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • The first surprise was a black and gold Chanel bag that was presented in a matching gold and blinged out birdcage.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2021
  • There’s a grid of rusty iron separating us from the other half of the room, where what looks like a birdcage hangs from the ceiling.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2022
  • Its layout with the birdcages in the back, the counter on the left and the wall of aquariums on the right is nearly identical to photographs of the shop in the 1940s hanging on the wall.
    — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2019
  • But the spa is essentially the jewel in the crown here, tucked away in a citrus grove with a lofty, birdcage-style atrium.
    — Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The effect was of being in a birdcage over which your owner has abruptly dropped a blackout cloth.
    — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Two finches chirp from a birdcage on the kitchen counter, next to a large bottle of hand sanitizer.
    — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Officers found the cub living in a birdcage barely bigger than the bear's body.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Cards give important details, such as the fact that Ginger was sitting in front of the birdcage and that Tom Cat was to Ginger’s right.
    — Armin Brott and Samantha Feuss, The Seattle Times, 24 Aug. 2018
  • One shows a doll locked in a birdcage, holding a flickering candle.
    — Chris Buckley, New York Times, 14 July 2017
  • One of her children chose the canary in the Victorian birdcage.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2018
  • These see-through umbrellas have a birdcage-like shape that will protect you from the elements.
    — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The driver, with an NBA logo on his mask, then pushed the birdcage and loaded my three suitcases and backpack into the car.
    — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 14 July 2020
  • Burris creates headbands, birdcage veils, and, of course, hats.
    — ELLE, 7 June 2023
  • The sculpture is a giant birdcage made from copper, wood and resin that holds a human figure facing away from an open door.
    — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Designed as an elaborate birdcage, the all-white theme means your photo will be bright AF, no flash needed.
    — Hannah Zisman, Marie Claire, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Exhausted from waking up and not knowing what fresh hell this new president and his birdcage of a mind have cooked up overnight.
    — Graydon Carter, The Hive, 19 June 2017
  • The unusual birdcage chandelier is the centerpiece of the kitchen.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The bride paired her suit with her grandmother’s gold cross, and a bespoke silk birdcage veil from Sandrine Bourg with her mother's pearl and gold half-moon brooch to secure it.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Brandon sabotaged the first fake production idol by opening the birdcage in front of his entire tribe.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2023

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