How to Use non-native in a Sentence

non-native

adjective

• The non-native rabbits were brought to Australia in the late 1700s by British settlers as a food source.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
• All of the dominant ant species are non-native species.
  — Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• Rose-of-Sharon This non-native, woody shrub can grow up to 8 to 12 feet and make a bold statement in your garden.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
• The herd is working near the Vista Hermosa Sports Park and will munch non-native plants and dead brush across 10 acres of open space and canyons.
  — Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
• Those will take the place of 15 non-native trees that are struggling partly due to pests and disease, per Peck.
  — Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
• The house mouse is a non-native mouse species that lives on all seven continents.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
• Thus far, the bone collector has been able to adapt and raid the cobwebs of non-native spiders to survive.
  — ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
• Israel also has plans to build a dozen more wind projects in the Golan to serve locals, both native and non-native.
  — Popular Science, 26 July 2023
• Only Hawaii seems to miss the wave of colorful changes, though non-native plants might add a splash of crispness.
  — Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
• And the Callery pear, a non-native tree species introduced from Asia in the early 1900s, is often chosen to line those streets.
  — Jessica Damiano, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
• And the Callery pear, a non-native tree species introduced from Asia in the early 1900s, was often chosen to line those streets.
  — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023
• The students range from non-native speakers to the children of native speakers, such as the son of Karl Baumann.
  — Amy Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
• Because vervets are non-native, state law does not protect them.
  — Samantha Dee, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
• McGuire left the non-natives — mostly common carp — to swim free, but hoisted a big razorback from the froth.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
• This applies to both native and non-native species, whether caught in the wild or bred in captivity.
  — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• Land-use changes and the presence of non-native grasses also played a role in the conflagration.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• The fire department also had a message for anyone who might own a non-native species as a pet.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 28 July 2023
• Chatterjee points to the long-term increase in non-native flora and fauna in the region.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
• Many of my students were non-native speakers of English.
  — Victoria Livingstone, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
• Trees, native plants and non-native plants grow where water should flow over concrete.
  — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
• But during the past decade, a non-native fungal disease known as white pine blister rust has been killing the trees at an alarming rate.
  — Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2023
• And when that burns up, it is replaced by non-native grasses oftentimes, and that’s a big concern.
  — Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
• Because non-native species are hostile to other life, Muller said.
  — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
• Arguably, the most prominent (and lucrative) non-native species in the state are the ones living on Texas ranches.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
• That's the number of aquatic non-native species that have made their way into the Great Lakes as of 2023 – at least the ones that scientists have identified.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
• The non-native grasses dry out quickly and can fuel wildfires.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2023
• We’re scolded for growing a lawn ― chastised for growing a tea rose or a daphne or some other non-native plant.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2024
• Today these fast-growing non-native plants suck up all the nutrients and block the sun from reaching native plants.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
• Traps dotting the station target the bird’s non-native predators—ferrets, stoats, rats.
  — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
• Resilient by nature, native plants are often able to fend off disease and pest issues better than non-native ones.
  — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2025