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

Online sleuthing leads Evy and Justin to a demonic creature that causes miscarriages and stillbirths: Abyzou, the bitter spirit of an infertile woman who visits chaos upon other pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Most men, if their grandson burst into a room dripping water and clutching a mythical creature to their chest, would begin by asking questions.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell