squirrel

Example Sentences

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“This was sent in by Rebecca,” Drizzles says of a photo of a squirrel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The campaign called for a national plan to humanely manage grey squirrel populations and urgent investment in squirrelpox vaccine development.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Locals give directions to out-of-towners using churches as landmarks, and a Masonic lodge was promoting a squirrel hunt one recent day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

A squirrel is casually cracking into your latest $67 contraption, and now you understand: You’re competing with a specialist, shaped by a deep evolutionary history in the trees.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Now, for a squirrel to sacrifice even a single acorn in autumn is a profound act of generosity, as Penelope well knew.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood