How to Use creature in a Sentence

creature

noun
  • The poor creature had no way to get home.
  • She's a creature of rare beauty.
  • A social creature by nature, he loves working with people.
  • Few living creatures can survive without water.
  • The Henson creatures tend to have such a soul, for lack of a better word.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Way up in the mountains of Peru, a spiky creature settled in for the night.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Some of these creatures are oysters, shrimp, fish, and blue crabs.
    Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The story of Punchy the bull – the bovine creature found roaming the streets of Cleveland – got a lot stranger Friday.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 July 2023
  • Of course, before these babies are born, the creatures must mate.
    Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The Omicron variant had emerged like a creature from the Black Lagoon.
    Allysia Finley, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Little did the creatures know: They were being watched.
    Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Suzuki brought two new ideas to the show that promise to make life better for those on the water and the creatures that live in it.
    Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The silt covered and killed marine plants and bottom-dwelling creatures.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
  • But the seeds may be spread far and wide by creatures snacking on the fruit (not edible for humans).
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The camera then tracks back toward Groot by going through a bullet wound on one of the creatures.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Native to the West Coast, the playful and intelligent creatures can live for up to 30 years.
    Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • But Mothman is unique in that, to some of its fans, the creature invokes a sense of unease the past is unfair, the world is out of balance.
    Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Then, join host Coy Wire on his journey to learn about rare creatures from ancient Egypt to present-day Hawaii.
    CNN, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The tiny sea creatures are no bigger than a pinky fingernail.
    Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The pace of change can cause the seasonal cycles of plants and the creatures that depend on them, such as caterpillars and bees, to get out of sync.
    Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Noisy or silent, these creatures, like the herons, cormorants, and bald eagles, had chosen this place for a reason.
    Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • In the video, the creature — estimated to be around 5 feet long, according to AL.com — swims in the shallow ocean water near the shore.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • Remains of the ancient creature have been found in Santa Cruz before.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 June 2023
  • As the city has grown, ship traffic has increased and has exposed these peaceful creatures to ship strikes.
    Time, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This might not resonate as strongly with Cancers, who are lunar creatures ruled by the moon.
    Bianca London, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Enter this combo creature, the llamacorn, which is sure to win your child’s heart.
    Chelsee Lowe, Parents, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Humans have evolved to survive and thrive as social creatures.
    Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2023
  • When that chrysalis cracks open, there is the colorful, winged creature that delights us so much—the butterfly.
    TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, the megalodon was not the only formidable — and sizable — creature to roam the ancient seas.
    Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Key Takeaways Ticks are small spider-like creatures that feed on the blood of birds, reptiles, mammals, and humans.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 July 2023

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