creatures

Example Sentences

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But they were not the only creatures that called what is now modern-day Oxfordshire home.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The creatures faced a prophetic choice: munch on the grass on the side marked with a Mexican flag, or opt for the greenery on the opposing South African side.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Preserved inside the 100 million-year-old resin are fossils from an ancient forest ecosystem that once supported a remarkable variety of creatures, including species never seen before.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

“Water creatures attacking ships. Gargouilles, in some places, and a bridgi.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell