1
: something created either animate or inanimate: such as
a
: a lower animal
especially
: a farm animal
b
: a human being
c
: a being of anomalous or uncertain aspect or nature
creatures of fantasy
2
: one that is the servile dependent or tool of another : instrument
Examples of creature in a Sentence
rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures
Few living creatures can survive without water.
a giant hairy apelike creature
She's a creature of rare beauty.
A social creature by nature, he loves working with people.
The poor creature had no way to get home.
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Why not dogs or children or creatures from another planet?
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The fossils prove that small, fragile creatures existed in the Mesozoic era.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
After the creatures show up, we’re left running (stark naked) through the labyrinthine walls of Hell, as main protagonist Aiden, before being accosted by a deranged cult back in the real world.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Jason Momoa, who was born to star in a Street Fighter movie, will glower as Blanka, the green-skinned, orange-haired, electricity-spouting creature that debuted in Street Fighter II.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The fossils prove that small, fragile creatures existed in the Mesozoic era.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
After the creatures show up, we’re left running (stark naked) through the labyrinthine walls of Hell, as main protagonist Aiden, before being accosted by a deranged cult back in the real world.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Jason Momoa, who was born to star in a Street Fighter movie, will glower as Blanka, the green-skinned, orange-haired, electricity-spouting creature that debuted in Street Fighter II.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creature
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creature. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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creature
noun
crea·ture
ˈkrē-chər 
1
: a created being
2
a
: a lower animal
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