How to Use coral in a Sentence

coral

noun
  • Well, the fish fins, the fish bones, the kelp and coral.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The sand has been tinted pink from the coral on the beach and in the water.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Hawaii is one of the places on earth that would feel the loss of live coral the most.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2023
  • The first things on her list: Go to the beach, and go diving to see the coral reef.
    Devi Lockwood, New York Times, 27 May 2020
  • The pale coral on the coffered ceiling is a nod to the house's front door.
    Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Just three weeks ago, the coral was smaller than a grain of rice.
    WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The waters around the tiny island are thought to be home to around 400 species of coral.
    Hannah Reyes Morales, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Some ideas: a piece of coral, a glass orb, or a small ginger jar.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Here, bright blues and shades of coral keep the living room lively and fun.
    Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The coral is at a level of preservation that is unique in the world.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Fish, coral and seas shells were also part of the design.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Because the corals no longer act as a buffer as those waves come in.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Her team studied three species of coral from the island of Oahu, in Hawaii.
    Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Just a few feet away, a chunk of ancient coral looms over the eroded beach path.
    Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In mere months, the coral has the potential to flourish once again.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Get it in a creamy yellow, coral pink, or bright white to add some spring fun to your wardrobe.
    Rachel Simon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Heat stress that lasts more than a few weeks can lead the coral to die of starvation.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 11 May 2022
  • The gulf is also home to some of the oldest creatures on earth: black corals.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Her hair was styled with corals, pearls, and feathers, and her crown was placed on her head.
    Anne Thériault, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2019
  • It is agatized coral from between the Oligocene through Miocene age.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Philips said his team swam around looking for coral on the verge of spawning.
    CNN, 23 Nov. 2021
  • At Sal, The Kitchen, diners sit in a unique setting with walls built out of coral and salt.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • These are regions of the ocean that are home to unusual sets of coral.
    WIRED, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The oldest coral of the group has so far survived for nearly nine months.
    Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the landing craft got hung up on the coral, and the Marines had to get out and wade through chest-high water toward the shore.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2019
  • The process involves cutting the coral, which then grows faster while healing.
    David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • During that time, the world’s oceans have lost perhaps a quarter of their coral.
    Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • And typically when things cool down again, some of the coral can come back.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Around us, hundreds of fish rode the gentle currents above the contours of coral.
    Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Its six-shade range—which includes different intensities of nude, pink, and coral—has options that flatter any skin tone.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025

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