turtle

Example Sentences

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Their work uncovered numerous fossils of fish, crocodilians, and turtles and eventually several tiny Purgatorius teeth small enough to sit on the tip of a baby’s finger.

From Science Daily

The rush of cold air made me shrink deeper into my coat like a turtle.

From Literature

I looked back at the Academy walls, feeling like a turtle suddenly deprived of its shell.

From Literature

He said the reports had included turtles, some alive and dead, and a lot of the strandings were "likely to be storm related".

From BBC

Under a blazing sun, the green sea turtle thwapped the surface of the San Gabriel River with her sole front flipper as aquarium staffers gripped her shell.

From Los Angeles Times