sloth

Example Sentences

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She gave a little bit of egg to the sloth sitting next to her plate.

From Literature

Zed stands out in part because he didn’t get stuck in this tar like most of the dire wolves, sabertooth cats and 3,000-pound sloths embedded in the main pits.

From The Wall Street Journal

The nurse was a sloth, though, so it would take half a day for her to get out there with even a Band-Aid.

From Literature

I would wake earlier, but I think in a past life I was a two-toed sloth or something because I’m nocturnal and I move very slowly.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Tardy captured a brown‑throated three‑toed sloth clinging to a barbed wire post after crossing a road.

From BBC