turtle
Example Sentences
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And I seriously doubt there’s a pet turtle waiting by the door for him.
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With the new rehabilitation area, the aquarium is going from being able to treat one or two turtles at a time to up to four.
From Los Angeles Times
I imagine each little piece drifting on top of the ocean, fish and turtles choking on it, dying with plastic scraps in their stomach.
From Literature
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It’s boiling hot in late July, so we move at a turtle’s pace so as to not tire Abuela.
From Literature
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He thought the turtles were dead and he was going to take them back to the pet store and complain.
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