creature

Example Sentences

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Another challenge is the fact that this is such a heavy creature and one in a weakened state.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Stacy, being a Manhattan lady who lunches, loves her 24-carat gold creature comforts too much to join Preston on his Montana fishing trips because he never installed an indoor toilet.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

You are close to its trunk, experiencing its lofty height and its many branches spreading out like gesturing limbs of an animate creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

After the crew answers a distress signal and brings an alien life form back with them, their vessel becomes a trap, its corridors narrowing as the creature moves through the shadows.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“But what vile creature attacks her, I know not. It’s large and horrible! Its back is black and . . . and . . . such claws! Who will save her?”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el