squirrel

Example Sentences

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“Saloli,” she muttered, because that was the Cherokee word for squirrel.

From Literature

A squirrel raiding our bird feeder natters at me in irritation before it hops away to try its luck at the bird feeder two houses over.

From Literature

There were squirrels, toads, coyotes, skunks, an otter, crows, boars, and one mammoth-sized porcupine.

From Literature

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

I unwound the old sheet from around my middle, and me and Lloyd climbed the ladder to the bell tower like two squirrels up a shellbark hickory.

From Literature