tortoise

Example Sentences

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As Apple plays the tortoise role—slow and steady wins the race—the sprint between the two hares is what’s captivating investors.

From Barron's

Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise whose life at the San Diego Zoo spanned more than 20 presidents, two world wars and two pandemics, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

They also found something less tangible: the beginnings of the Chinese writing system, in the form of the inscriptions on the animal scapula and tortoise shells known as oracle bones.

From Washington Post

But he says his path is a reminder that the tortoise won the race — not the hare.

From Seattle Times

A pet tortoise has stuck its neck out by making an unexpected return seven months after going missing, leaving its owner shell-shocked.

From BBC