Sample sentences for MENAGERIE

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Definition

a collection of wild animals in captivity; or their enclosure

or:

any an diverse group

Michael Jackson collected an exotic menagerie.

menagerie = collection of wild animals in captivity

In William's play, Laura had a menagerie of glass animal figurines that represented her exotic, but fragile aspirations.
The conductor described his orchestra as "a menagerie of geniuses."
Well, he certainly must have strained himself to get this menagerie together.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

menagerie = diverse group

The crowd mills around the menagerie, viewing the animals on their way to the big top.
Sara Gruen -- Water for Elephants

menagerie = a collection of wild animals in captivity; or their enclosure

Mother calls them a glass menagerie! Here's an example of one, if you'd like to see it! This one is one of the oldest.
Tennessee Williams -- The Glass Menagerie

menagerie = a collection of wild animals in captivity

A regular menagerie appeared in barn and shed, for pet animals were allowed.
Louisa May Alcott -- Little Women
When I was young my mother took me to see a menagerie in Senarin.
Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
You must be better than a whole menagerie of pets to her.
George Eliot -- The Mill on the Floss
I do wish you would be content with the menagerie you have already collected, instead of bringing in a specimen of every beast you come across.
Johann Wyss -- The Swiss Family Robinson
Well, I noticed the Holy Wren was showing you the menagerie.
Sinclair Lewis -- Arrowsmith
Arranged around the boy was a whole menagerie of wind-up men, staggering around like damaged robots.
Ransom Riggs -- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
But you would also be within the bounds of reason and common sense, if you added that it is also a vast menagerie.
Jules Verne -- A Journey to the Center of the Earth
There was a smell within, coming up from the floor, of tethered beasts, like the smell of a menagerie of wild animals.
Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit
The hedge menagerie was buried up to its haunches; the rabbit, frozen on its hind legs, seemed to be rising from a white pool.
Stephen King -- The Shining
Jane felt like she did at the Central Park Menagerie, watching completely different species.
Margaret Peterson Haddix -- Uprising
Because he is a man of few words unlike me and thee and this sentimental menagerie.
Ernest Hemingway -- For Whom the Bell Tolls
Hey, Milt, I forgot about thet darned pet cougar of yours an' the rest of your menagerie.
Zane Grey -- The Man of the Forest
I had read A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie and, like everyone, I thought Williams was a genius.
Jack Gantos -- Hole in My Life
The mountebanks gave out that the tricolored cockade was a unique phenomenon made by God expressly for their menagerie.
Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables

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