How to Use habitat in a Sentence

habitat

noun
  • Signs also warn that the area is a habitat for the plover and the least tern.
    Saumya Gupta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The door is hinged to swing into the habitat, and must be pushed open by R5.
    IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The trees provide the ants with habitat and nectar to eat.
    Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Zoo staff searched near the habitat and the rest of the property but could not find them.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Explore the grounds to find some slimy friends and observe them in their habitat.
    Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Tigers in the wild face pressure because of a loss of habitat and poaching.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Once their wings grow, the herds become flying swarms in search of more food and habitat.
    National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Ransom said grizzlies turn over soil, spread seeds and can move and thrive in a lot of habitats.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Water depth and the type of habitat — rocky, sandy or coral reef — also played roles in the approaches the whales took.
    Randi Richardson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In its native habitat — that is, the homes and bakeries of Colombia — pandebono is a shape-shifter.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • Still, years of pesticide use has killed a lot of that milkweed, and monarch habitat along with it.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
  • Six trails wind through the park and provide access to fall colors, wildlife and the Verde River habitat.
    Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The zoo closed as a search for her got underway, and she was found later that day near her habitat.
    Jamie Stengle, ajc, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Other species may not be able to outrun the rapid changes in their habitat and could simply die off.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The store stocks food for both small and large pets as well as habitats for birds, dog collars and litter boxes.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • And when stacked, the cavities that form between the blocks act as habitats for marine life.
    WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Emperor tamarin monkeys are most likely to stay close to home, so the zoo searched near their habitat and across the grounds.
    James Hartley Fort Worth Star-Telegram (tns), al, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Zoo officials said the monkeys would likely stay close to home, but staff searched near the habitat, as well as the rest of the zoo, and could not find them.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Students will also take home a milkweed plant to be used to start their own habitat.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2023
  • There are more than 70 species of mangrove, adapted to hot habitats with soil low in oxygen.
    Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • Their larval stage is their only chance to move around and find that perfect habitat.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Gray wolves can survive in a wide range of habitats and conditions.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The shorebirds nest and feed along coastal sand and gravel beaches, blending in with their habitat.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Many of the animals birthed there bring benefits to habitats far away.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • The Birmingham Zoo does not have any current plans to build a new sea lion habitat.
    Greg Garrison | , al, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The complexity of removing the boat depends on the habitat in which it is found.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
  • If their habitat is restored in the future, the animals can be reintroduced to the wild.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Some tribes signed those agreements to pursue habitat restoration while others did not and stayed in court.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The scientists are now working to protect the few that remain in the Bay Area and reintroduce them to better habitats farther south.
    Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • For these bay birds, rising sea levels are washing their nesting habitats away.
    Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024

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