creature

Example Sentences

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Clarke is a creature of habit and it's difficult to see any of these guys getting in the shake-up now.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Godzilla is a creature of thoughtless collateral damage.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

After the crew answers a distress signal and brings an alien life form back with them, their vessel becomes a trap, its corridors narrowing as the creature moves through the shadows.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

One image—frame 352 showing the figure caught mid-stride, said to be a female creature later dubbed “Patty”—was enshrined in pop culture across bumper stickers and on “The Simpsons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Even as I can see what Theo is feeling, it’s hard to imagine why he would feel it for me, the nocturnal, feral creature I’ve become since living with Aunt Tess.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse