Sentences with 'turkey'
Example sentences and phrases with the word turkey and other words derived from it.
• « Chicken and turkey breasts are white, while the breasts of migratory game birds are dark. The reason is that muscles that are not exercised much are pale in colour, and chickens and turkeys hardly fly at all. »
• « Once, at the suggestion of a friend, he cooked a turkey with the stuffing stuffed between the meat and the skin, not in the gut cavity. It looked as if the turkey had a thick coat on; but, to the cook's surprise, there was more stuffing in there. Not only that, but the stuffing kept the breast from overcooking, and the skin was crispy and reddish-gold in colour. »
• « New Zealand, unlike their original islands, was abundant in wild game, so the Maori used both agriculture and hunting to sustain the Iwi. One of their biggest sources of food was the Moa, a large flightless bird. The Moas varied in size from the height of a turkey to 3.7 metres high. Unfortunately, this made them easy targets, and they became extinct due to over-hunting by about 1500. As a result of this, the Maori switched back to agriculture. »