gator

noun

ga·tor ˈgā-tər

: alligator

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Florida man attacked by gator 00:49 An alligator believed to have been stolen from a Texas zoo more than 20 years ago has been returned to the zoo it was allegedly taken from. —

CBS News, 7 Mar. 2023 Oregon:California man dies after falling from rocky bluff, getting swept into ocean 'A gator just bit me':An alligator attacked him on his front porch. —

Julius Whigham Ii, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023 First, the gator wedges its snout between two of the metal bars. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023 By the time Iden and a sheriff’s deputy arrived, multiple motorists had stopped and were surrounding the gator. —

Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2023 The wayward gator was discovered in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake by workers for the New York Department of Parks and Recreation last Sunday. —

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023 The competing elements balance out to create a timeless look, all topped off with a faux gator strap. —

Men's Health, 24 Feb. 2023 Easily the most distinctive detail about the Challenger Black Ghost is the faux-gator-skin graphics on the roof. —

Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 Feb. 2023 The zoo is caring for the gator until it is transferred to the Florida alligator sanctuary. —

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Jan. 2023 See More

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