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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Because the corals no longer act as a buffer as those waves come in.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Just a few feet away, a chunk of ancient coral looms over the eroded beach path.
    Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • It is agatized coral from between the Oligocene through Miocene age.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • At Sal, The Kitchen, diners sit in a unique setting with walls built out of coral and salt.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The oldest coral of the group has so far survived for nearly nine months.
    Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Now, hard coral survives on just about 5 percent of the bottom.
    Alie Skowronski, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The cushions are available in five colors: cream, turquoise, blue, gray, and coral.
    Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • One showed the couple scuba diving to coral in the Bahamas last year.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • And they can be found in a wide range of colors: white, yellow, pink, red, purple, and coral.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Her commitment to coral is deeply tied to her love for her homeland.
    Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Sharks and fish of every color swim in the shallows amid corals the size of La-Z-Boys and kitchen tables.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Scientists like Moore plan to use the specimens to plant corals yet again.
    Eric Zerkel, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
  • As leaked a few weeks ago, the latest choices include blue, coral pink, and neon yellow.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops up from the blue.
    Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The bag is available in five colors including pink, coral, and navy.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The new Furby — which is priced at $70 and comes in purple and coral — is much like the original but somewhat cuter.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 June 2023
  • When the water grows too warm, coral expels the algae living in its tissues and turns white.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 July 2023
  • If ocean temperatures remain too high for too long, the coral can starve and die.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Surveys over the next few months are needed to understand how much coral has died.
    Catrin Einhorn Jason Gulley, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • The corals were harvested over the past week from offshore nurseries and parent colonies.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 July 2023

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