kangaroo

Example Sentences

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Should I hop around New York City like a kangaroo?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"I hate losing, so that's my motivation," said Alcaraz, who plans to have a tattoo of a kangaroo to mark his achievement.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Their results suggest that the metatarsals of all known giant kangaroo species were strong enough to tolerate the physical stresses associated with hopping.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

It didn’t help that her husband—who’d known Hoxha when the two men were students together in Paris—was found guilty by a kangaroo court of plotting to overthrow the government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

She dug into the kangaroo pocket of her hoodie and pulled out the box from Jenners, which she placed on the table in front of Mother.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti