tortoise
Example Sentences
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His outfit, an Off White hoodie and a fleece bucket hat with a tortoise on the front, is just as uplifting and whimsical as his attitude.
From Los Angeles Times
He reached the tortoise, who, like Hesterfowl’s shack, looked even older up close.
From Literature
An Australian company has launched a rare earths mining project just outside Joshua Tree National Park in critical desert tortoise habitat, an area the company’s director refers to as an “emerging heavy rare earth district.”
From Los Angeles Times
The nonprofit cared for more than 3,200 fire-affected pets — including a 200-pound tortoise named Huckleberry — and is still supporting a handful.
From Los Angeles Times
Alfie is a pet tortoise who lives on Mrs. Silver’s balcony.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
