gopher
Example Sentences
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But the movie is remembered primarily for Bill Murray as the club’s greenkeeper and his battles with a spirited gopher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Five years ago, according to the report, the city was in the middle of the pack at 49th, only to sink steadily into a gopher hole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
Downtown's Pershing Square supports mourning doves, Vaux's swifts, gopher snakes and exotic streaktails, a type of fly that feeds on aphids.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
“That’s really harsh, Pelicarnassus,” said the gopher, the one who had accused Zeke of cheating on a test they hadn’t even taken yet.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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