How to Use giraffe in a Sentence

giraffe

noun

• At the start of the drought, the stripe was as high as a giraffe.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
• Then when the giraffe is able to walk, the team guides it to the raft.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2021
• Like and just, like, the elephant and then the giraffe.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
• Jesse is the third giraffe to die at the zoo in one month.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
• Now that the giraffe is gone, the younger bulls are able to breed.
  — Billy Perrigo, Time, 4 July 2018
• Last month, the zoo asked the public to help name the rare giraffe.
  — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
• The long neck of the giraffe is what gives it the high blood pressure.
  — Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
• On a map, the shape of the trail resembles the head and neck of a giraffe.
  — Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
• How does a giraffe end up on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic?
  — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2022
• Its neck is 50 feet long or about six times the length of a giraffe’s neck.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
• Watch the video to see a baby giraffe walking with the aid of braces.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022
• By the moment the giraffe did pass the branch, one of the monkeys was on his post.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021
• Tickets to ride the train, carousel or feed the giraffes cost $3 each.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2024
• That’s the size of two giraffes in a year and the whole of the Eiffel Tower in a lifetime.
  — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• At the foster home, the girl has a room with giraffes and hot-air balloons on the walls.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 21 June 2018
• As the giraffe tried to pull back in panic, its neck broke.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
• Prince Tega Wanogho wants to tell you about his pet giraffe.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al.com, 24 July 2019
• In 2010, a giraffe on a South African game reserve was struck.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2020
• Kulture and brother Wave had the chance to pet and feed giraffes.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 July 2024
• Hardwick said this marks the zoo’s second giraffe born in the past year.
  — Angela Forburger, azcentral, 4 July 2018
• As Rosie the giraffe is ready to give birth, the zoo staff prepares for the delivery.
  — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
• Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while.
  — Hollie McKay, Fox News, 1 July 2018
• How are kids supposed to learn what sound a giraffe makes?
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 11 May 2021
• Kibo was first brought to the wildlife park in 1999 and was known for his wrinkly neck and giraffe kisses, the park said.
  — Chelsea Curtis, azcentral, 24 Oct. 2019
• The Oakland Zoo, closed to people, is open to giraffes.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 8 May 2020
• The Phoenix Zoo has announced the birth of a baby Masai giraffe.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
• In northern Kenya, a giraffe lies dead, its long limbs splayed.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
• The giraffe quickly let go, and Paisley’s mom was right there to catch her.
  — Daniel Wine, CNN, 13 June 2024
• Guests can also hang out with the animals during visits to the on-site Giraffe Center and an outdoor afternoon tea, with the brave placing a pellet between their lips to entice a giraffe kiss.
  — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• There are only 690 West African giraffes remaining, officials said.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025