How to Use marmot in a Sentence

marmot

noun

• The researchers sequenced the genome of a male Himalayan marmot.
  — Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2018
• And this is me in shorts and a T-shirt hiding under a blanket sunning on a grassy knoll and my marmot is with me.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
• Look out for marmots frolicking on the rocky slope beside the parking lot.
  — James Lange, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2019
• The marmot can offer a portion of hope in this doomsday scenario.
  — Rochelle Baker, Wired, 28 Nov. 2020
• The whining of the wind, the whistle of a marmot and an occasional bleat from sheep somewhere in the distance are the only sounds.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2017
• In town, the greengrocer finds a fuzzy, marmot-like creature with elephantine ears in a crate of oranges.
  — Frances Leech, Longreads, 3 May 2018
• In the mountains while hiking, don’t let your dog run around in areas with marmots, squirrels, mountain goats, etc.
  — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 12 June 2017
• The marmot was last seen between American Airlines and one of the airport’s parking garages.
  — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2017
• Keep your eyes peeled for marmots and the occasional eagle.
  — By sunset, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• The lead conservationist is a large, fluffy ground squirrel known as a marmot.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
• The Tarbagan marmot was a species of rodent that lived mostly on the grasslands and steppe of Mongolia and neighboring Manchuria.
  — Paul French, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
• Raccoons, marmots, mice, and other small animals have been known to pilfer tasty morsels when given the chance.
  — Kraig Becker, Popular Mechanics, 2 Apr. 2019
• This strategy works for birds, squirrels, deer, marmots, chipmunks, elk, moose, and bears, but sadly, not wolves.
  — Madeleine Trebenski, Outside Online, 1 July 2018
• But the most vivid memory was my encounter with a curious and hungry marmot.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2021
• The market — which sold seafood, poultry, bats, and marmots among other animals — closed on Jan. 1 and since then China has seen no new cases of the illness.
  — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 22 Jan. 2020
• On the Weibo social media platform, a user posted that the market sold live cats, dogs, wild chickens, snakes and marmots.
  — Simon Denyer, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2020
• Your life in the woods at Eagle’s Nest Boxcar Cabin might include chance encounters with critters like marmot, elk, moose, and bears.
  — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 31 Oct. 2017
• According to German and French folklore, when marmots and bears came out of their dens too early during the winter, they were scared by their own shadows and went back in for four to six weeks.
  — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2020
• Earlier this year, the Mongolian couple who died from the bubonic plague had eaten the raw kidney of a marmot, according to CNN.
  — Tim Darnell, ajc, 15 Nov. 2019
• The market sold seafood, but also chickens, bats, marmots, and other wild animals.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2020
• Hoary marmots, flying squirrels and tundra swans prepare for sleep in their respective safe havens.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2019
• More exotic creatures like snakes and marmots are harder to spot since the days of SARS -- thought to have spread through civet cats -- but are sometimes sold surreptitiously.
  — Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2020
• The activities of the marmots, which are to some extent temperature related, drives the risk.
  — National Geographic, 5 Mar. 2017
• The image, captured by Yongqing Bao, shows the Tibetan fox attacking the terrified Himalayan marmot.
  — Fox News, 16 Oct. 2019
• Another Rocky Mountain resident, the yellow-bellied marmot can be seen lounging in the sun on rocks or roaming about the alpine meadows.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2022
• But for all its cuteness, the Vancouver Island marmot is a role model in resiliency, Taylor added.
  — Rochelle Baker, Wired, 28 Nov. 2020
• Earlier this year, a Mongolian couple died of the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot meat, leading to a six-month quarantine in the area.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 13 Nov. 2019
• Your odds of seeing wild animals — ranging from arctic ground squirrels, marmots and Dall sheep to bears and moose — are good, considering the trail isn't as trafficked as others in the Chugach.
  — Bailey Berg, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2018
• Earlier this year, a Mongolian couple died from the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot meat.
  — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2019
• At reasonable ranges and with careful bullet placement, the .22 LR can deliver the goods for hunting foxes, marmots, raccoons, even close-range coyotes.
  — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 18 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024