How to Use boa in a Sentence

boa

noun

• Through its thick coils, a boa can sense the tiny heartbeats of its prey.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2012
• The boas weren’t far from a flock of shorebirds that nest by salt flats in the refuge.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
• The singer showed off his moves while in a flashy head-to-toe leather look -- sans shirt -- and a green boa.
  — Anna Chan, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2021
• The boa passed the ball run system and collided with one of the pipes.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
• The rosy boa and tarantula are among my favorites to view.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
• Gaga let the money boa be the star of her ’fit but styled it to perfection.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2021
• The purists’ preferred, unlined collar is soft like a tiny boa.
  — Melvin Backman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• His aunt and uncle wore orange shirts and blue, feathery boas.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
• The boa couldn’t have survived on its own in the wild, according to the post.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
• But even better than the light shimmer of her dress (that matches her hair) is the fluffy pale boa.
  — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 5 Mar. 2018
• At one point, one of the dancers runway-style walked down the platform with a boa made of dollars bills.
  — Kendra Parks, NOLA.com, 5 May 2018
• Kravitz wore leather pants with a blazer that had cutout details and an ostrich feather boa.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
• Sweeney paired the gown with a feather boa and diamond earrings.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
• Think things like chiffon robes, sweetheart cut bodysuits, and lots of feather boas.
  — Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
• Do her proud with the palette's middle-left shade, add a boa on Halloween, and you're set.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2018
• Well, buy us a boa and drive us to Reno, because this is some excellent casting news.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 June 2021
• Hynes added an electrifying solo as Styles stripped off the boa and showed off his dance moves.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
• Bad Bunny wore a white boa made of fabric roses that must have been 30 feet long.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
• The audience wore more neckties than feather boas, though plenty of those.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
• Pair them with a top hat for a steampunk party or a boa for when Elton inevitably goes on tour again.
  — Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2023
• Grab a rainbow boa, suspend your judgment of yourself (c’mon) and others, and join us.
  — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2021
• Styles put his heeled boots on our necks and refused to let up while performing his smash hit in a leather suit and a green feather boa.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2021
• Officers carried the couch outside and tipped it and were able to safely remove the boa.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2021
• In captivity, the boas can live up to 20 to 30 years and get about two to three feet long.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• La Catrina, who dons a large hat and flouncy boa, is the queen of the underworld.
  — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 2 July 2019
• The boa is now living with a responsible reptile owner who will care for him for the rest of the snake's life.
  — Carly Breit, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2017
• Perhaps with feather boa cuffs (cut one apart and sew for simple bracelets), a wide belt, and even a touch of fun face paint or makeup?
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2018
• Ryan Seacrest decided to do Halloween as the man of the moment, pink boa and all.
  — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
• The post was of the singer-songwriter sipping champagne while wearing a feather-boa dress.
  — Bryan West, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
• This wasn't the only boa appearance from Styles on music's biggest night of the year.
  — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2021