Used in a Sentence

pigeon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pigeon.

Editorial note

I sent over the pigeon data to a friend who does pigeon research.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A surname.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

noun

An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pigeon.

noun

A surname.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

noun

An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana.

noun

Two townships in Indiana, in Vanderburgh County and Warrick County.

Example sentences

1

I sent over the pigeon data to a friend who does pigeon research.

2

Nobody wants to be a stool pigeon singing to the police on someone they know, even if it's anonymous.

3

Even funnier is that there are a few falconers that keep their birds just to screw with the pigeon keepers.

4

Hope to see if it impacts his view of the pigeon world!

5

In the industry today, we pigeon-hole as liking all things Star Wars and Star Trekkie.

6

I honestly believe I would have been pigeon-holed and trapped in a dead-end industry with little hope for a better future.

7

Everyone is talking about court orders and legalities, and no one is questioning the basic absurdity of one's own bought-and-paid-for hardware acting as a stool pigeon.

8

I've got a feeling that Ycomb knows better than pigeon holing themselves by laying out 'basic points' about what they're looking for.

9

What prospects will she see to be a hacker and escape being pigeon-holed as a sex object in a community and in offices full of young men?

10

There are still a few pigeon keepers in Brooklyn.

11

I don't want to be pigeon holed based on some formula.

12

The passenger pigeon went extinct when we killed all of them.

Quote examples

1

How do you plan to "swarm" when the safest method of communication is the carrier pigeon?

2

They want to pigeon-hole you as "the mouse driver guy" or whatever, and when your company stops making mice you're in trouble.

3

People wouldn't refuse to use pigeon messaging because "they don't care about privacy".

4

A trivial example might be the pigeon hole principle where most people can just "see" that it is true, even though it does require proof.

Proper noun examples

1

The ghost of Hitler could referee and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk, and the Passenger Pigeon.

2

With your background you might be interested in the YC startup Pigeon.ly.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use pigeon in a sentence?

I sent over the pigeon data to a friend who does pigeon research.

What does pigeon mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is pigeon?

pigeon is commonly used as noun.