How to Use creature in a Sentence
creature
noun- The poor creature had no way to get home.
- She's a creature of rare beauty.
- A social creature by nature, he loves working with people.
- Few living creatures can survive without water.
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Ren grew up on stories of creatures of the deep, of the oceans and the rivers.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
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With the help of his daughter, Trinh taped up the creature's mouth and its legs.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022
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The Henson creatures tend to have such a soul, for lack of a better word.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
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Way up in the mountains of Peru, a spiky creature settled in for the night.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
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The group laughed and commented on the small creature’s strength.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
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The creature then rips her mouth open and crawls inside.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Stuck to rocks, shells, and piers in oceans around the world is a strange little creature called a sea squirt.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
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The front of the pillow features a coastal creature, while the back is solid beige.
—Jennifer Carmichael, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2023
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This big cat holds the record for the quickest creature on solid earth.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022
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Some of these creatures are oysters, shrimp, fish, and blue crabs.
—Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2023
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The story of Punchy the bull – the bovine creature found roaming the streets of Cleveland – got a lot stranger Friday.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 July 2023
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Along the roads of the island of Hainan, a small brownish-orange creature leaps from bush to bush.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
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Of course, before these babies are born, the creatures must mate.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
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The Omicron variant had emerged like a creature from the Black Lagoon.
—Allysia Finley, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
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As for pushing the creature out of her home, that's when Fonda got hands on.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Yet, in the span of three months, three of the deep sea creatures ended up on the shores of California.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Little did the creatures know: They were being watched.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
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Sotheby’s experts aren’t sure what led to the creature’s death.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
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The very first creature feature on record is believed to be The Golem, a German silent film from 1915.
—Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Nov. 2022
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In today’s episode, the search for clues to fighting cancer in creatures big and small.
—Bluesky Social, 4 Mar. 2025
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In the karst, rocky limestone landscape of Thailand, a group of green creatures hides in the shadows.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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There is such a beautiful creature inside of him that is trying to do good in the world, to love in the world.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2022
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Suzuki brought two new ideas to the show that promise to make life better for those on the water and the creatures that live in it.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
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Based on the book by Robert A. Heinlein, the film has action stars, gross creatures, tons of slime, and nonstop thrills.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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The creatures include everything from a squat lobster to a deep-sea limpet.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
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