creature

Example Sentences

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Another challenge is the fact that this is such a heavy creature and one in a weakened state.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

The palm wood snaking through the center of Mohammad Al Faraj’s eerie installation seems like the skeletal vertebrae of some giant creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In Keynes’ framework, the “animal” isn’t a literal creature with a small brain and a big appetite.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

One handful went wide, spattering on the grass, but the other caught the creature in the eye, midair, and on the left earlike flame.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell