Sentence examples for hen being from inspiring English sources

But in England, where I once lived, the bachelorette party known as the hen do (the "hen" being the bride, and "do," a Britishism for a shindig) is an entirely different creature, something I fervently wish American brides would import.

When deciding on what company they wanted to start, they found themselves cooking multiple meals in the evenings — with a lime Cornish game hen being the final meal that sealed the deal.

The chapel is sometimes referred to as "Hen Gapel Lligwy" ("hen" being the Welsh word for "old" and "capel" meaning "chapel").

A hen is killed.

The hen was juicier and more tender.

That guinea hen is walking awfully fast.

Butterflied Cornish hen is crisp and juicy.

The blue hen is the university's mascot.

Did he ask what a guinea hen was?

Thus, the eggs of a deceased hen are abandoned.

There are of course variations: bunnies and lambs, but the hen is most common.