creatures

Example Sentences

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“It is just heartbreaking to see these totally innocent creatures, in various states of decomposition, be taken out and put on a tarp and put in the black plastic garbage bag for evidence,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Marine specialist Frankie Hobro, of Anglesey Sea Zoo, said the creatures were beautiful but warned people not to touch them due to their sting.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

It presents analysis of rare fossils which scientists say fill knowledge gaps on the development of the creatures that gave rise to the first land-dwelling vertebrates.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

While creatures such as salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, humans typically heal injuries by forming scar tissue.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

He saw a large, high-ceilinged room lined with oil paintings—some of humans, some of creatures, some of both, side by side.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell