quail - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • roast: We chose chargrilled leeks with poached egg and mustard sauce and marinated roasted quail with salad.
  • have: Today I will have a quail or a piece of chicken or some cold lamb.
  • lay: This description refers to the normal Coturnix laying quail.
  • bring: He sent a wind and it brought quail from the sea.
  • stuff: I recommend stuffed quail - SUPERB and delicious chocolate spring rolls for a nice finish!
  • make: It was a scene to make even the intrepid Welsh leader quail.

Preposition: at

  • thought: Do not you quail at the thought of the danger to which you exposed yourself?

Adjective modifier

  • Japanese: The LC of the pigeon are longer than those of the domestic fowl or Japanese quail.
  • painted: The Chinese Painted quail is probably the most widely kept of the ornamental aviary breeds.

Modifies a noun

  • egg: Now, at last, quail egg capsules have reached the UK.
  • hunting: The 78-year-old was sprayed with shotgun pellets during a quail hunting trip.
  • breast: Recipe: Cut each bacon rasher in half and put a piece over each quail breast.
  • dove: The track was dark and shady, and free of vegetation, and looked perfect for quail doves.
  • hunt: Vise President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a man during a quail hunt at a political supporter's ranch.
  • salad: Food treads a Mediterranean path: warm quail salad with asparagus & pine kernels or wild mushroom pancake with Stilton glaze to start.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: They did not quail in the hour of peril.

Noun used with modifier

  • bobwhite: Bobwhite quail is an American variety of quail named after its calling note.
  • roast: My first ever pinky roast quail was so good it will not be my last.

Preposition: from

  • sea: He sent a wind and it brought quail from the sea.

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