squirrel

Example Sentences

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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

His mother, who remarried Oseguera, is Rosalinda González Valencia, who made her bones with the “Cuinis” gang, named after a small, fast-breeding squirrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Supporting characters like Fiona, a flying squirrel, and Dash, a deer mouse, round out the cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Despite being much more closely related to mice than to monkeys, squirrel evolution followed the primate playbook.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

We ate squirrel tonight, and it reminded me of the days when you and me you and I went hunting with slingshots, back when we were young ones.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan