How to Use kangaroo in a Sentence

kangaroo

noun

• The kangaroo was born at the Palm Beach Zoo in June 2004.
  — Sun Sentinel Staff, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 May 2017
• The victim sat on the back of the kangaroo and bounced around the arena.
  — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2017
• But in lean years the kangaroos starve in the millions, Grigg said.
  — Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
• Or drive three hours south along the coast to the turquoise waters (and whales and kangaroos) of Jervis Bay.
  — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
• The staff is eager to pair a lone tree kangaroo with a new mate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2021
• In June 2020, a kangaroo was spotted loose in the city.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
• In the corner, a kangaroo and her joey are busy grilling on the barbie.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
• Harry and Meghan have been give a kangaroo and its Joey.
  — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, 15 Oct. 2018
• See kangaroos and koalas up close at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo.
  — Teen Vogue, 25 Mar. 2019
• The kangaroo was gone, except for some rank fur and a bit of backbone.
  — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2012
• This week is kangaroo mince Bolognese with a tonnnneee of basil.
  — Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
• And both of these species are about as different from a white shark as a dog is from a kangaroo.
  — Gavin Naylor, The Conversation, 25 July 2019
• Our favorite is a stretchy kangaroo pocket that spans the bottom of the back side.
  — Peter Koch, Outside Online, 10 May 2020
• All in all, more than 60 species of animals made up the menagerie over the centuries — even a kangaroo.
  — Gabrielle Duncan, PEOPLE.com, 31 Aug. 2021
• The other baby kangaroos stay out of the limelight in the house adjacent to the gallery.
  — Serena Solomon, New York Times, 26 June 2017
• On a quieter stretch of sidewalk, a cardboard cutout of a kangaroo leaned against a fence.
  — Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2021
• As the name implies, these smallish kangaroos are at home in trees.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2019
• The moment Jack's feet hit the grass for the first time, the little kangaroo seems to know what to do naturally.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• A recent drive turned up seven kangaroos on the trip north.
  — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 26 June 2017
• In the footage, the elusive kangaroo is seen hopping around the apartment complex's pool deck.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024
• Drive a few minutes outside Goroke, and the only signs of life arrive at dusk, when the kangaroos emerge from the brush to stare down passers-by from the edge of the road.
  — Mark Binelli, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
• Raimund Linke Shane Williams is always on the lookout for dead kangaroos.
  — Sophie Hartley, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
• The strong-legged Australian jetted around the end for 28 yards to deliver a kangaroo punch to the Commodores.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021
• In the background, a third kangaroo is just hanging out and grazing.
  — David Caraccio, sacbee, 18 Oct. 2017
• The Outback looms large in the country’s psyche, as evidenced by the kangaroo and emu on its coat of arms.
  — Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
• An adult male Matschie’s tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 lb.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 30 Apr. 2022
• There’s a kangaroo encounter where kids get up close with small examples of the species.
  — al, 23 May 2021
• So the zoo gave the four-month-old Joey a little stuffed kangaroo to play with, and now the two are inseparable.
  — Diana Bruk, Country Living, 9 Oct. 2015
• Here guests sip champagne at sunset on the lawn while kangaroos come up within a few feet of them.
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Points of differentiation include a hidden phone sleeve in the kangaroo pocket, the waist shock cord, which helps keep drafts at bay, and the contrasting ripstop.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024