newt

Example Sentences

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I’ll never forget the first time I saw a California newt waddling through Millard Canyon falls.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Instead, he found a smooth newt, which went home with him.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

Here in the Pacific Northwest spring, tiger salamanders emerge from their fossorial homes to breed, and the poisonous rough-skinned newt accelerates its activities with the warming sun.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

“It’s such a huge cross-section of people, and we haven’t met a bad one yet,” said Katie Brammer, a graphic designer and newt brigade captain.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

“What? Did you find the eye of newt and heart of toad?”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool