Examples of nurse shark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Of the15 species identified, the most common by far was the nurse shark, followed by the blacktip, lemon and bull shark. — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 23 June 2021 The nurse shark took the speared fish then swam away with it in its mouth. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021 When a diver speared a lionfish that sought refuge under a coral head, a small nurse shark appeared. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021 Once disturbed a nurse shark will bolt away, a dangerous predicament if a diver is in the way and gets pushed aside by an excited fish. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2020 Four shark species, included sandbar sharks, sand tiger sharks, lemon sharks and nurse sharks, can be spotted in the shark exhibit. — Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 8 Apr. 2020 The nurse shark rests below, and the osprey scouts from above. — National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020 Walker said this time of year, his charters generally see bull sharks, lemon sharks and nurse sharks, along with an occasional hammerhead. — USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2020 The experts at MarAlliance then surprised everyone with a stop at the local Caye Caulker Shark Ray Alley where everyone got the rare opportunity to swim with southern stingrays and nurse sharks. — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019 See More

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