creature
Example Sentences
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Clarke is a creature of habit and it's difficult to see any of these guys getting in the shake-up now.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The black flies are not the only troublesome creature acting up during the unseasonably warm weather.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 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
‘Who knows? Maybe to have a creature to do his bidding? But it went wrong.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.