How to Use subadult in a Sentence

subadult

noun

• In this species, subadult females are able to mate and produce viable offspring.
  — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2018
• Stoner often saw a young subadult whose mother recently sent him off on his own.
  — Kristen Pope, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
• Her travelmate was classified as a subadult at the time of their transfer.
  — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
• Previously, only adult or subadult pink iguanas were found in the area.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
• The aim is to have a variety that includes females with and without cubs, large boars, subadults, and cubs.
  — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• From there, the babies quickly develop their flight and subadult feathers.
  — Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
• She was found to be very sick in July after she was attacked by two subadult eagles on the shore of the lake.
  — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
• Her counterpart in the transfer was classified as a subadult.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
• Ten elephants—adult females, small calves at their sides, subadults also staying close—fled the throbbing din of rotors.
  — David Quammen, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• She’s considered a subadult, the teenagers of the bear world, and is learning to navigate the world without her mother.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
• The collared wolves were an adult breeding female and a subadult from the Gearhart Mountain Pack.
  — CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Yet, the researches pointed out that the individuals doing this ranged from subadult to adult.
  — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 29 June 2022
• Two limb bones — one from a subadult ornithopod dinosaur, and the other from a juvenile ornithopod dinosaur — show tooth marks.
  — Brian Switek, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2012
• Shadow — Jackie’s junior by two years — was spotted Wednesday with a subadult eagle on a favorite perch tree.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
• Among juveniles and subadults, females accounted for over 99 percent of the turtles sampled.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2018
• Footage taken not long before the rescue showed Jackie sparring with subadult balds — on the ground and in the air, according to Voisard.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
• Jackie was rescued after an altercation with two subadult bald eagles near Big Bear Lake left her unable to fly.
  — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
• Scientists from the Marine Mammal Center described it as a subadult female.
  — CBS News, 28 May 2017
• Shadow is feeding and caring for the duo, and protecting the nest from some other subadult eagles spotted near Big Bear Lake.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
• Footage from Friday showed Jackie sparring with two subadult balds who seemed intent on stealing her fish, according to Voisard.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
• She was rescued by LA County personnel in July after she was seen fighting with two subadult eagles.
  — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
• After Jackie’s departure, Shadow was spotted on a perch tree with a subadult eagle, who may be a female that briefly fought with Jackie.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
• An adult female gray whale was found on April 1, another adult female on April 3, and two more - a subadult male and adult female - were found Thursday.
  — Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2021
• Witnesses later observed an altercation between Jackie and two subadult bald eagles.
  — Rene Ray De La Cruz, USA Today, 22 July 2026
• Males accounted for 30-35 percent of the population, whether the turtles were juveniles, subadults, or mature.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2018
• She was found on the ground near Dana Point Park on July 17, following a short altercation on the ground with two other subadult eagles.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
• On July 17, she was found on the ground near Dana Point Park, following an altercation on the ground with two other subadult eagles.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
• The capture in Gran Canaria falls into the juvenile-to-subadult size range, suggesting these waters could serve as a nursery or perhaps a migratory corridor.
  — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• The size of the bones suggest the group was made up of one adult around 22 years old, one subadult and two or three juveniles that appear to be roughly four years old, reports Cameron Duke for the New Scientist.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021
• While it is not known what sparked the altercation, the subadult eagle is still too young to be looking for a mate or nesting territory, according to Peter Sharpe, a conservationist and eagle expert.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 July 2026