critter

Example Sentences

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Video showed the critter nervously perched on a shelf, seamlessly blending in with the toy kangaroos and bears.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

As Popcorn gained popularity online, Chris and Lily wrote a book together about the impact that the little critter had on their family, which was then published in May 2024.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

The critter shook off two would-be captors and made his way to the other end of the field, then partially backed up the other way with several more staff members in pursuit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

As a set, the worm's eyes weigh about twenty times as much as the rest of the animal's head and seem grotesquely out of place on this tiny and transparent marine critter.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Finally he said, “There’s Dollie Mae. That’s that old critter they mostly keep out to pasture over to Mr. Barrett’s. But it’s a good mile to their plantation.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry