Those fine popinjays in starched kerseys and pink frills, who live in luxury at railway centres, think that it adds to their dignity if they convert their most trivial messages into cipher.
Those young popinjays are bound to lose their money to some one.
It was her one desire just now to keep at arm's length all those gay popinjays that fluttered about her mother.
Are we to lie here like so manypopinjays at a fair for the troopers to practise upon?
These popinjays of the Court are ready enough to wave their rapiers and shout when there are four good miles between them and the foe,' said Saxon, as we made our way through the crowd.
In the woods are many peacocks and falcons, with popinjays or parrots, some of which are entirely white, while others are of seven different colours.
They have plenty of birds of the same kind with those at Calicut, but the popinjays or parrots are more beautiful.
I thank God that our master has abler servants than I and the strength to crush this island of popinjays and fools!
For now I was aware that I hated thesepopinjays who came philandering here, as deeply as I hated to hear of the red-coat gallants at Caughnawaga.
All the young popinjays got to their feet, and all stared as I offered them the salute of rank; but all rendered it politely.
Well," said I, "they all seempopinjays to me in their blue and gold and buff.
William Stoker, who died Lord Mayor of London in 1484, bore "Gironny of six pieces azure and silver with three popinjays in the silver pieces.
I ask only that you will not another time think that they who rule kingdoms are as those gay popinjays yonder.
Greatly tempted was the Knight to agree that, saving himself, and Humphry of Camforth, of whom the less said the better, none save Court popinjays had loved her.
If Popinjays wed them, they do but hatch out broods of foolish little Popinjays.
He got those young popinjays out of their chaises by a single glance, which acted like a grenade when the fuse is touched off.
I am pleased to see that you have brought me soldiers instead of the popinjaysand dandies which I have heretofore seen.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "popinjays" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
