Used in a Sentence

magpie

How to use magpie in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for magpie.

Editorial note

This is an overly prideful magpie gone wrong.

Examples8
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of magpie gathered in one view.

noun

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

noun

someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

noun

an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for magpie.

noun

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

noun

someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

Example sentences

1

This is an overly prideful magpie gone wrong.

2

Essentially they have to be magpie and anti-magpie at the same time.

3

If you switch your main programming language more often than once a decade then you're either a true magpie or you just don't know how to pick them.

4

Someone has to be the designated pseudo-magpie in order to architect the stack.

5

And so you have the "magpies" who try and figure out some of these trade-offs for themselves by experimentation.

6

After spending a couple days pitching in on a Wordpress redesign...I'm reminded how lucky I was to have a little magpie in me. PHP was my first web scripting language and I was even able to build web apps from it.

7

Thankfully the parrot was able to just copy and adapt without worrying abou IP laws :PI'm imagining some magpie with a tie flying in, taking the stick and demanding a nut to give it back :D

8

Is it not tiresome to a developer to be instantiating fallacies like 'magpie disorder' on other human beings so easily?Not that I agree with the position that the 'always-new widget must be used' specifically; more that 'new ways to discriminate' isn't something this hacker, personally, wants to read about ..

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use magpie in a sentence?

This is an overly prideful magpie gone wrong.

What does magpie mean?

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

What part of speech is magpie?

magpie is commonly used as noun.